diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index e007534..427478e 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -257,19 +257,18 @@
 struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat {
 #define ECRYPTFS_STRUCT_INITIALIZED   0x00000001
 #define ECRYPTFS_POLICY_APPLIED       0x00000002
-#define ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE             0x00000004
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED            0x00000008
-#define ECRYPTFS_SECURITY_WARNING     0x00000010
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENABLE_HMAC          0x00000020
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_IV_PAGES     0x00000040
-#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_VALID            0x00000080
-#define ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR    0x00000100
-#define ECRYPTFS_VIEW_AS_ENCRYPTED    0x00000200
-#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_SET              0x00000400
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_FILENAMES    0x00000800
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_MOUNT_FNEK 0x00001000
-#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_FEK        0x00002000
-#define ECRYPTFS_UNLINK_SIGS	      0x00004000
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED            0x00000004
+#define ECRYPTFS_SECURITY_WARNING     0x00000008
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENABLE_HMAC          0x00000010
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_IV_PAGES     0x00000020
+#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_VALID            0x00000040
+#define ECRYPTFS_METADATA_IN_XATTR    0x00000080
+#define ECRYPTFS_VIEW_AS_ENCRYPTED    0x00000100
+#define ECRYPTFS_KEY_SET              0x00000200
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_FILENAMES    0x00000400
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_MOUNT_FNEK 0x00000800
+#define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_FEK        0x00001000
+#define ECRYPTFS_UNLINK_SIGS          0x00002000
 	u32 flags;
 	unsigned int file_version;
 	size_t iv_bytes;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 8fa365a..f99051b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@
 		crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	crypt_stat->flags |= ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE;
 	ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Initializing crypto context\n");
 	rc = ecryptfs_new_file_context(ecryptfs_dentry);
 	if (rc) {
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
index cc64fca..519af27 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
@@ -193,11 +193,7 @@
 		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(page->mapping->host)->crypt_stat;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	if (!crypt_stat
-	    || !(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)
-	    || (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE)) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG,
-				"Passing through unencrypted page\n");
+	if (!crypt_stat || !(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)) {
 		rc = ecryptfs_read_lower_page_segment(page, page->index, 0,
 						      PAGE_CACHE_SIZE,
 						      page->mapping->host);
@@ -295,8 +291,7 @@
 		struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
 			&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(mapping->host)->crypt_stat;
 
-		if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)
-		    || (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE)) {
+		if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)) {
 			rc = ecryptfs_read_lower_page_segment(
 				page, index, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, mapping->host);
 			if (rc) {
@@ -487,12 +482,6 @@
 		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE flag set in "
-			"crypt_stat at memory location [%p]\n", crypt_stat);
-		crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE);
-	} else
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Not a new file\n");
 	ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Calling fill_zeros_to_end_of_page"
 			"(page w/ index = [0x%.16lx], to = [%d])\n", index, to);
 	if (!(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED)) {