diff --git a/src/afs/afs_dcache.c b/src/afs/afs_dcache.c
index 6802f8186a..eaed932d74 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_dcache.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_dcache.c
@@ -2414,28 +2414,6 @@ afs_GetDCache(register struct vcache *avc, afs_size_t abyte,
 	    code = afs_CFileWrite(file, 0, dynrootDir, size);
 	    afs_PutDynroot();
 
-	    if (code == size)
-		code = 0;
-	    else
-		code = -1;
-
-	    tdc->validPos = Position + size;
-	    afs_CFileTruncate(file, size);	/* prune it */
-        } else if (afs_IsDynrootMount(avc)) {
-	    char *dynrootDir;
-	    int dynrootLen;
-
-	    afs_GetDynrootMount(&dynrootDir, &dynrootLen, &tsmall->OutStatus);
-
-	    dynrootDir += Position;
-	    dynrootLen -= Position;
-	    if (size > dynrootLen)
-		size = dynrootLen;
-	    if (size < 0)
-		size = 0;
-	    code = afs_CFileWrite(file, 0, dynrootDir, size);
-	    afs_PutDynroot();
-
 	    if (code == size)
 		code = 0;
 	    else