diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index e646b14024c1..bf0f896284a8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ static void pnfs_init_server(struct nfs_server *server)
 
 static void nfs4_destroy_server(struct nfs_server *server)
 {
+	nfs_server_return_all_delegations(server);
+	unset_pnfs_layoutdriver(server);
 	nfs4_purge_state_owners(server);
 }
 
@@ -1137,7 +1139,6 @@ void nfs_free_server(struct nfs_server *server)
 	dprintk("--> nfs_free_server()\n");
 
 	nfs_server_remove_lists(server);
-	unset_pnfs_layoutdriver(server);
 
 	if (server->destroy != NULL)
 		server->destroy(server);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index bd3a9601d32d..9a7a1b488af9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -417,9 +417,8 @@ static void nfs_mark_return_delegation(struct nfs_server *server,
  * @sb: sb to process
  *
  */
-void nfs_super_return_all_delegations(struct super_block *sb)
+void nfs_server_return_all_delegations(struct nfs_server *server)
 {
-	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SB(sb);
 	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.h b/fs/nfs/delegation.h
index 72709c4193fa..206db5679996 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int nfs_async_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode, const nfs4_stateid *s
 void nfs_inode_return_delegation_noreclaim(struct inode *inode);
 
 struct inode *nfs_delegation_find_inode(struct nfs_client *clp, const struct nfs_fh *fhandle);
-void nfs_super_return_all_delegations(struct super_block *sb);
+void nfs_server_return_all_delegations(struct nfs_server *);
 void nfs_expire_all_delegations(struct nfs_client *clp);
 void nfs_expire_all_delegation_types(struct nfs_client *clp, fmode_t flags);
 void nfs_expire_unreferenced_delegations(struct nfs_client *clp);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 906f09c7d842..5a1c860743c3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -347,13 +347,12 @@ static struct dentry *nfs4_referral_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data);
 static struct dentry *nfs4_remote_referral_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data);
-static void nfs4_kill_super(struct super_block *sb);
 
 static struct file_system_type nfs4_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "nfs4",
 	.mount		= nfs_fs_mount,
-	.kill_sb	= nfs4_kill_super,
+	.kill_sb	= nfs_kill_super,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE|FS_REVAL_DOT|FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
 
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ static struct file_system_type nfs4_remote_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "nfs4",
 	.mount		= nfs4_remote_mount,
-	.kill_sb	= nfs4_kill_super,
+	.kill_sb	= nfs_kill_super,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE|FS_REVAL_DOT|FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
 
@@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ struct file_system_type nfs4_xdev_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "nfs4",
 	.mount		= nfs4_xdev_mount,
-	.kill_sb	= nfs4_kill_super,
+	.kill_sb	= nfs_kill_super,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE|FS_REVAL_DOT|FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
 
@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@ static struct file_system_type nfs4_remote_referral_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "nfs4",
 	.mount		= nfs4_remote_referral_mount,
-	.kill_sb	= nfs4_kill_super,
+	.kill_sb	= nfs_kill_super,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE|FS_REVAL_DOT|FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
 
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ struct file_system_type nfs4_referral_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "nfs4",
 	.mount		= nfs4_referral_mount,
-	.kill_sb	= nfs4_kill_super,
+	.kill_sb	= nfs_kill_super,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE|FS_REVAL_DOT|FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
 
@@ -2874,18 +2873,6 @@ static struct dentry *nfs4_try_mount(int flags, const char *dev_name,
 	return res;
 }
 
-static void nfs4_kill_super(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SB(sb);
-
-	dprintk("--> %s\n", __func__);
-	nfs_super_return_all_delegations(sb);
-	kill_anon_super(sb);
-	nfs_fscache_release_super_cookie(sb);
-	nfs_free_server(server);
-	dprintk("<-- %s\n", __func__);
-}
-
 /*
  * Clone an NFS4 server record on xdev traversal (FSID-change)
  */