diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
index 4c11ca18f278..d2afd1c56a40 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ smb2_check_message(char *buf, unsigned int len, struct TCP_Server_Info *srvr)
 		}
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if (len > CIFSMaxBufSize + MAX_SMB2_HDR_SIZE -
-	    srvr->vals->header_preamble_size) {
+	if (len > CIFSMaxBufSize + MAX_SMB2_HDR_SIZE) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "SMB length greater than maximum, mid=%llu\n",
 			 mid);
 		return 1;
@@ -187,18 +186,18 @@ smb2_check_message(char *buf, unsigned int len, struct TCP_Server_Info *srvr)
 
 	clc_len = smb2_calc_size(buf);
 
-	if (srvr->vals->header_preamble_size + len != clc_len) {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Calculated size %u length %zu mismatch mid %llu\n",
-			 clc_len, srvr->vals->header_preamble_size + len, mid);
+	if (len != clc_len) {
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Calculated size %u length %u mismatch mid %llu\n",
+			 clc_len, len, mid);
 		/* create failed on symlink */
 		if (command == SMB2_CREATE_HE &&
 		    shdr->Status == STATUS_STOPPED_ON_SYMLINK)
 			return 0;
 		/* Windows 7 server returns 24 bytes more */
-		if (clc_len + 24 - srvr->vals->header_preamble_size == len && command == SMB2_OPLOCK_BREAK_HE)
+		if (clc_len + 24 == len && command == SMB2_OPLOCK_BREAK_HE)
 			return 0;
 		/* server can return one byte more due to implied bcc[0] */
-		if (clc_len == srvr->vals->header_preamble_size + len + 1)
+		if (clc_len == len + 1)
 			return 0;
 
 		/*
@@ -208,10 +207,10 @@ smb2_check_message(char *buf, unsigned int len, struct TCP_Server_Info *srvr)
 		 * Log the server error (once), but allow it and continue
 		 * since the frame is parseable.
 		 */
-		if (clc_len < srvr->vals->header_preamble_size /* RFC1001 header size */ + len) {
+		if (clc_len < len) {
 			printk_once(KERN_WARNING
-				"SMB2 server sent bad RFC1001 len %d not %zu\n",
-				len, clc_len - srvr->vals->header_preamble_size);
+				"SMB2 server sent bad RFC1001 len %d not %d\n",
+				len, clc_len);
 			return 0;
 		}
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 2636e90d6b9c..b12bfabe8e36 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -1459,8 +1459,6 @@ smb2_query_symlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	unsigned int sub_offset;
 	unsigned int print_len;
 	unsigned int print_offset;
-	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: path: %s\n", __func__, full_path);
 
@@ -1484,7 +1482,7 @@ smb2_query_symlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	err_buf = err_iov.iov_base;
 	if (le32_to_cpu(err_buf->ByteCount) < sizeof(struct smb2_symlink_err_rsp) ||
-	    err_iov.iov_len + server->vals->header_preamble_size < SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE) {
+	    err_iov.iov_len < SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE) {
 		kfree(utf16_path);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
@@ -1497,14 +1495,13 @@ smb2_query_symlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	print_len = le16_to_cpu(symlink->PrintNameLength);
 	print_offset = le16_to_cpu(symlink->PrintNameOffset);
 
-	if (err_iov.iov_len + server->vals->header_preamble_size <
-			SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE + sub_offset + sub_len) {
+	if (err_iov.iov_len < SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE + sub_offset + sub_len) {
 		kfree(utf16_path);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	if (err_iov.iov_len + server->vals->header_preamble_size <
-			SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE + print_offset + print_len) {
+	if (err_iov.iov_len <
+	    SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE + print_offset + print_len) {
 		kfree(utf16_path);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
@@ -2143,7 +2140,7 @@ crypt_message(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst, int enc)
 {
 	struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr =
 			(struct smb2_transform_hdr *)rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_base;
-	unsigned int assoc_data_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) - 20 - server->vals->header_preamble_size;
+	unsigned int assoc_data_len = sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) - 20;
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct scatterlist *sg;
 	u8 sign[SMB2_SIGNATURE_SIZE] = {};
@@ -2369,7 +2366,7 @@ decrypt_raw_data(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, char *buf,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	memmove(buf + server->vals->header_preamble_size, iov[2].iov_base, buf_data_size);
+	memmove(buf, iov[2].iov_base, buf_data_size);
 
 	server->total_read = buf_data_size + page_data_size;
 
@@ -2475,7 +2472,7 @@ handle_read_data(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	data_offset = server->ops->read_data_offset(buf) + server->vals->header_preamble_size;
+	data_offset = server->ops->read_data_offset(buf);
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB_DIRECT
 	use_rdma_mr = rdata->mr;
 #endif
@@ -2571,12 +2568,11 @@ receive_encrypted_read(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry **mid)
 	unsigned int npages;
 	struct page **pages;
 	unsigned int len;
-	unsigned int buflen = server->pdu_size + server->vals->header_preamble_size;
+	unsigned int buflen = server->pdu_size;
 	int rc;
 	int i = 0;
 
-	len = min_t(unsigned int, buflen, server->vals->read_rsp_size -
-		server->vals->header_preamble_size +
+	len = min_t(unsigned int, buflen, server->vals->read_rsp_size +
 		sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr)) - HEADER_SIZE(server) + 1;
 
 	rc = cifs_read_from_socket(server, buf + HEADER_SIZE(server) - 1, len);
@@ -2584,8 +2580,7 @@ receive_encrypted_read(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry **mid)
 		return rc;
 	server->total_read += rc;
 
-	len = le32_to_cpu(tr_hdr->OriginalMessageSize) +
-		server->vals->header_preamble_size -
+	len = le32_to_cpu(tr_hdr->OriginalMessageSize) -
 		server->vals->read_rsp_size;
 	npages = DIV_ROUND_UP(len, PAGE_SIZE);
 
@@ -2612,8 +2607,7 @@ receive_encrypted_read(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry **mid)
 	if (rc)
 		goto free_pages;
 
-	rc = decrypt_raw_data(server, buf, server->vals->read_rsp_size -
-			      server->vals->header_preamble_size,
+	rc = decrypt_raw_data(server, buf, server->vals->read_rsp_size,
 			      pages, npages, len);
 	if (rc)
 		goto free_pages;
@@ -2650,7 +2644,7 @@ receive_encrypted_standard(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 	struct mid_q_entry *mid_entry;
 
 	/* switch to large buffer if too big for a small one */
-	if (pdu_length + server->vals->header_preamble_size > MAX_CIFS_SMALL_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+	if (pdu_length > MAX_CIFS_SMALL_BUFFER_SIZE) {
 		server->large_buf = true;
 		memcpy(server->bigbuf, buf, server->total_read);
 		buf = server->bigbuf;
@@ -2658,13 +2652,12 @@ receive_encrypted_standard(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 
 	/* now read the rest */
 	length = cifs_read_from_socket(server, buf + HEADER_SIZE(server) - 1,
-				pdu_length - HEADER_SIZE(server) + 1 +
-				server->vals->header_preamble_size);
+				pdu_length - HEADER_SIZE(server) + 1);
 	if (length < 0)
 		return length;
 	server->total_read += length;
 
-	buf_size = pdu_length + server->vals->header_preamble_size - sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr);
+	buf_size = pdu_length - sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr);
 	length = decrypt_raw_data(server, buf, buf_size, NULL, 0, 0);
 	if (length)
 		return length;
@@ -2693,7 +2686,7 @@ smb3_receive_transform(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry **mid)
 	struct smb2_transform_hdr *tr_hdr = (struct smb2_transform_hdr *)buf;
 	unsigned int orig_len = le32_to_cpu(tr_hdr->OriginalMessageSize);
 
-	if (pdu_length + server->vals->header_preamble_size < sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) +
+	if (pdu_length < sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) +
 						sizeof(struct smb2_sync_hdr)) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Transform message is too small (%u)\n",
 			 pdu_length);
@@ -2702,14 +2695,14 @@ smb3_receive_transform(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry **mid)
 		return -ECONNABORTED;
 	}
 
-	if (pdu_length + server->vals->header_preamble_size < orig_len + sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr)) {
+	if (pdu_length < orig_len + sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr)) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Transform message is broken\n");
 		cifs_reconnect(server);
 		wake_up(&server->response_q);
 		return -ECONNABORTED;
 	}
 
-	if (pdu_length + server->vals->header_preamble_size > CIFSMaxBufSize + MAX_HEADER_SIZE(server))
+	if (pdu_length > CIFSMaxBufSize + MAX_HEADER_SIZE(server))
 		return receive_encrypted_read(server, mid);
 
 	return receive_encrypted_standard(server, mid);
@@ -2720,8 +2713,7 @@ smb3_handle_read_data(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
 	char *buf = server->large_buf ? server->bigbuf : server->smallbuf;
 
-	return handle_read_data(server, mid, buf, server->pdu_size +
-				server->vals->header_preamble_size,
+	return handle_read_data(server, mid, buf, server->pdu_size,
 				NULL, 0, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 9b46865c0935..79292ad948b2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ SMB2_sess_auth_rawntlmssp_negotiate(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (offsetof(struct smb2_sess_setup_rsp, Buffer) - ses->server->vals->header_preamble_size !=
+	if (offsetof(struct smb2_sess_setup_rsp, Buffer) !=
 			le16_to_cpu(rsp->SecurityBufferOffset)) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Invalid security buffer offset %d\n",
 			le16_to_cpu(rsp->SecurityBufferOffset));
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ parse_lease_state(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb2_create_rsp *rsp,
 	unsigned int remaining;
 	char *name;
 
-	data_offset = (char *)rsp + server->vals->header_preamble_size + le32_to_cpu(rsp->CreateContextsOffset);
+	data_offset = (char *)rsp + le32_to_cpu(rsp->CreateContextsOffset);
 	remaining = le32_to_cpu(rsp->CreateContextsLength);
 	cc = (struct create_context *)data_offset;
 	while (remaining >= sizeof(struct create_context)) {
@@ -2100,13 +2100,12 @@ SMB2_close(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 }
 
 static int
-validate_iov(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
-	     unsigned int offset, unsigned int buffer_length,
+validate_iov(unsigned int offset, unsigned int buffer_length,
 	     struct kvec *iov, unsigned int min_buf_size)
 {
 	unsigned int smb_len = iov->iov_len;
-	char *end_of_smb = smb_len + server->vals->header_preamble_size + (char *)iov->iov_base;
-	char *begin_of_buf = server->vals->header_preamble_size + offset + (char *)iov->iov_base;
+	char *end_of_smb = smb_len + (char *)iov->iov_base;
+	char *begin_of_buf = offset + (char *)iov->iov_base;
 	char *end_of_buf = begin_of_buf + buffer_length;
 
 
@@ -2136,18 +2135,17 @@ validate_iov(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
  * Caller must free buffer.
  */
 static int
-validate_and_copy_iov(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
-		      unsigned int offset, unsigned int buffer_length,
+validate_and_copy_iov(unsigned int offset, unsigned int buffer_length,
 		      struct kvec *iov, unsigned int minbufsize,
 		      char *data)
 {
-	char *begin_of_buf = server->vals->header_preamble_size + offset + (char *)(iov->iov_base);
+	char *begin_of_buf = offset + (char *)iov->iov_base;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rc = validate_iov(server, offset, buffer_length, iov, minbufsize);
+	rc = validate_iov(offset, buffer_length, iov, minbufsize);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -2225,8 +2223,7 @@ query_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		}
 	}
 
-	rc = validate_and_copy_iov(ses->server,
-				   le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset),
+	rc = validate_and_copy_iov(le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset),
 				   le32_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferLength),
 				   &rsp_iov, min_len, *data);
 
@@ -3146,8 +3143,7 @@ SMB2_query_directory(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		goto qdir_exit;
 	}
 
-	rc = validate_iov(server,
-			  le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset),
+	rc = validate_iov(le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset),
 			  le32_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferLength), &rsp_iov,
 			  info_buf_size);
 	if (rc)
@@ -3479,7 +3475,7 @@ build_qfs_info_req(struct kvec *iov, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, int level,
 	req->InputBufferOffset =
 			cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct smb2_query_info_req) - 1);
 	req->OutputBufferLength = cpu_to_le32(
-		outbuf_len + sizeof(struct smb2_query_info_rsp) - 1 - server->vals->header_preamble_size);
+		outbuf_len + sizeof(struct smb2_query_info_rsp) - 1);
 
 	iov->iov_base = (char *)req;
 	iov->iov_len = total_len;
@@ -3496,7 +3492,6 @@ SMB2_QFS_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	int rc = 0;
 	int resp_buftype;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
 	struct smb2_fs_full_size_info *info = NULL;
 	int flags = 0;
 
@@ -3517,10 +3512,9 @@ SMB2_QFS_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	}
 	rsp = (struct smb2_query_info_rsp *)rsp_iov.iov_base;
 
-	info = (struct smb2_fs_full_size_info *)(server->vals->header_preamble_size +
+	info = (struct smb2_fs_full_size_info *)(
 		le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset) + (char *)rsp);
-	rc = validate_iov(server,
-			  le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset),
+	rc = validate_iov(le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset),
 			  le32_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferLength), &rsp_iov,
 			  sizeof(struct smb2_fs_full_size_info));
 	if (!rc)
@@ -3541,7 +3535,6 @@ SMB2_QFS_attr(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	int rc = 0;
 	int resp_buftype, max_len, min_len;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = tcon->ses;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = ses->server;
 	unsigned int rsp_len, offset;
 	int flags = 0;
 
@@ -3577,20 +3570,20 @@ SMB2_QFS_attr(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	rsp_len = le32_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferLength);
 	offset = le16_to_cpu(rsp->OutputBufferOffset);
-	rc = validate_iov(server, offset, rsp_len, &rsp_iov, min_len);
+	rc = validate_iov(offset, rsp_len, &rsp_iov, min_len);
 	if (rc)
 		goto qfsattr_exit;
 
 	if (level == FS_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION)
-		memcpy(&tcon->fsAttrInfo, server->vals->header_preamble_size + offset
+		memcpy(&tcon->fsAttrInfo, offset
 			+ (char *)rsp, min_t(unsigned int,
 			rsp_len, max_len));
 	else if (level == FS_DEVICE_INFORMATION)
-		memcpy(&tcon->fsDevInfo, server->vals->header_preamble_size + offset
+		memcpy(&tcon->fsDevInfo, offset
 			+ (char *)rsp, sizeof(FILE_SYSTEM_DEVICE_INFO));
 	else if (level == FS_SECTOR_SIZE_INFORMATION) {
 		struct smb3_fs_ss_info *ss_info = (struct smb3_fs_ss_info *)
-			(server->vals->header_preamble_size + offset + (char *)rsp);
+			(offset + (char *)rsp);
 		tcon->ss_flags = le32_to_cpu(ss_info->Flags);
 		tcon->perf_sector_size =
 			le32_to_cpu(ss_info->PhysicalBytesPerSectorForPerf);
