diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index 8a13319db1d3..0c7ae79b10b1 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -998,83 +998,6 @@ static unsigned int ovl_split_lowerdirs(char *str)
 	return ctr;
 }
 
-static int __maybe_unused
-ovl_posix_acl_xattr_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-			struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
-			const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
-{
-	return ovl_xattr_get(dentry, inode, handler->name, buffer, size);
-}
-
-static int __maybe_unused
-ovl_posix_acl_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-			struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
-			struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
-			const char *name, const void *value,
-			size_t size, int flags)
-{
-	struct dentry *workdir = ovl_workdir(dentry);
-	struct inode *realinode = ovl_inode_real(inode);
-	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL;
-	int err;
-
-	/* Check that everything is OK before copy-up */
-	if (value) {
-		/* The above comment can be understood in two ways:
-		 *
-		 * 1. We just want to check whether the basic POSIX ACL format
-		 *    is ok. For example, if the header is correct and the size
-		 *    is sane.
-		 * 2. We want to know whether the ACL_{GROUP,USER} entries can
-		 *    be mapped according to the underlying filesystem.
-		 *
-		 * Currently, we only check 1. If we wanted to check 2. we
-		 * would need to pass the mnt_userns and the fs_userns of the
-		 * underlying filesystem. But frankly, I think checking 1. is
-		 * enough to start the copy-up.
-		 */
-		acl = vfs_set_acl_prepare(&init_user_ns, &init_user_ns, value, size);
-		if (IS_ERR(acl))
-			return PTR_ERR(acl);
-	}
-	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!IS_POSIXACL(d_inode(workdir)))
-		goto out_acl_release;
-	if (!realinode->i_op->set_acl)
-		goto out_acl_release;
-	if (handler->flags == ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT && !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		err = acl ? -EACCES : 0;
-		goto out_acl_release;
-	}
-	err = -EPERM;
-	if (!inode_owner_or_capable(&init_user_ns, inode))
-		goto out_acl_release;
-
-	posix_acl_release(acl);
-
-	/*
-	 * Check if sgid bit needs to be cleared (actual setacl operation will
-	 * be done with mounter's capabilities and so that won't do it for us).
-	 */
-	if (unlikely(inode->i_mode & S_ISGID) &&
-	    handler->flags == ACL_TYPE_ACCESS &&
-	    !in_group_p(inode->i_gid) &&
-	    !capable_wrt_inode_uidgid(&init_user_ns, inode, CAP_FSETID)) {
-		struct iattr iattr = { .ia_valid = ATTR_KILL_SGID };
-
-		err = ovl_setattr(&init_user_ns, dentry, &iattr);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-
-	err = ovl_xattr_set(dentry, inode, handler->name, value, size, flags);
-	return err;
-
-out_acl_release:
-	posix_acl_release(acl);
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int ovl_own_xattr_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 			     struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 			     const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
@@ -1107,22 +1030,6 @@ static int ovl_other_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 	return ovl_xattr_set(dentry, inode, name, value, size, flags);
 }
 
-static const struct xattr_handler __maybe_unused
-ovl_posix_acl_access_xattr_handler = {
-	.name = XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_ACCESS,
-	.flags = ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
-	.get = ovl_posix_acl_xattr_get,
-	.set = ovl_posix_acl_xattr_set,
-};
-
-static const struct xattr_handler __maybe_unused
-ovl_posix_acl_default_xattr_handler = {
-	.name = XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_DEFAULT,
-	.flags = ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-	.get = ovl_posix_acl_xattr_get,
-	.set = ovl_posix_acl_xattr_set,
-};
-
 static const struct xattr_handler ovl_own_trusted_xattr_handler = {
 	.prefix	= OVL_XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX,
 	.get = ovl_own_xattr_get,
@@ -1143,8 +1050,8 @@ static const struct xattr_handler ovl_other_xattr_handler = {
 
 static const struct xattr_handler *ovl_trusted_xattr_handlers[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL
-	&ovl_posix_acl_access_xattr_handler,
-	&ovl_posix_acl_default_xattr_handler,
+	&posix_acl_access_xattr_handler,
+	&posix_acl_default_xattr_handler,
 #endif
 	&ovl_own_trusted_xattr_handler,
 	&ovl_other_xattr_handler,
@@ -1153,8 +1060,8 @@ static const struct xattr_handler *ovl_trusted_xattr_handlers[] = {
 
 static const struct xattr_handler *ovl_user_xattr_handlers[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL
-	&ovl_posix_acl_access_xattr_handler,
-	&ovl_posix_acl_default_xattr_handler,
+	&posix_acl_access_xattr_handler,
+	&posix_acl_default_xattr_handler,
 #endif
 	&ovl_own_user_xattr_handler,
 	&ovl_other_xattr_handler,
