--- 6d2668fdc3848eb5b2be29d027c5634c727148f6
+++ d42c30ceaee53e9e720ff733b4286473b63cb6c3
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ static inline bool is_privroot_deh(struc
 				   struct reiserfs_de_head *deh)
 {
 	struct dentry *privroot = REISERFS_SB(dir->d_sb)->priv_root;
-	if (reiserfs_expose_privroot(dir->d_sb))
-		return 0;
 	return (dir == dir->d_parent && privroot->d_inode &&
 	        deh->deh_objectid == INODE_PKEY(privroot->d_inode)->k_objectid);
 }