diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs.go b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
index 06dfb9bbb..aaaa2877d 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Init(server *fuse.Server) {
 	wfs.fuseServer = server
 }
 
-func (wfs *WFS) maybeReadEntry(inode uint64, followSymLink bool) (path util.FullPath, fh *FileHandle, entry *filer_pb.Entry, targetInode uint64, status fuse.Status) {
+func (wfs *WFS) maybeReadEntry(inode uint64) (path util.FullPath, fh *FileHandle, entry *filer_pb.Entry, status fuse.Status) {
 	path, status = wfs.inodeToPath.GetPath(inode)
 	if status != fuse.OK {
 		return
@@ -139,16 +139,6 @@ func (wfs *WFS) maybeReadEntry(inode uint64, followSymLink bool) (path util.Full
 	} else {
 		entry, status = wfs.maybeLoadEntry(path)
 	}
-	targetInode = inode
-	if status == fuse.OK && followSymLink && entry.FileMode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-		if entry != nil && entry.Attributes != nil && entry.Attributes.Inode != 0 {
-			targetInode = entry.Attributes.Inode
-		}
-		target := util.FullPath(filepath.Join(string(path), "../"+entry.Attributes.SymlinkTarget))
-		targetParent, _ := target.DirAndName()
-		wfs.inodeToPath.EnsurePath(util.FullPath(targetParent), true)
-		entry, status = wfs.maybeLoadEntry(target)
-	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_attr.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_attr.go
index 89aa25cb3..07f814ba1 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_attr.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_attr.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) GetAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, input *fuse.GetAttrIn, out *fuse
 	}
 
 	inode := input.NodeId
-	_, _, entry, inode, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(inode, false)
+	_, _, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(inode)
 	if status == fuse.OK {
 		out.AttrValid = 1
 		wfs.setAttrByPbEntry(&out.Attr, inode, entry)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) SetAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, input *fuse.SetAttrIn, out *fuse
 		return fuse.Status(syscall.ENOSPC)
 	}
 
-	path, fh, entry, inode, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(input.NodeId, false)
+	path, fh, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(input.NodeId)
 	if status != fuse.OK {
 		return status
 	}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) SetAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, input *fuse.SetAttrIn, out *fuse
 	}
 
 	out.AttrValid = 1
-	wfs.setAttrByPbEntry(&out.Attr, inode, entry)
+	wfs.setAttrByPbEntry(&out.Attr, input.NodeId, entry)
 
 	if fh != nil {
 		fh.dirtyMetadata = true
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go
index 9710b104f..4845654ed 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(inode uint64, uid, gid uint32) (fileHandle *FileHandle, status fuse.Status) {
 	var entry *filer_pb.Entry
-	_, _, entry, inode, status = wfs.maybeReadEntry(inode, true)
+	_, _, entry, status = wfs.maybeReadEntry(inode)
 	if status == fuse.OK {
 		// need to AcquireFileHandle again to ensure correct handle counter
 		fileHandle = wfs.fhmap.AcquireFileHandle(wfs, inode, entry)
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_xattr.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_xattr.go
index e202b77b0..fbfd6fca7 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_xattr.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_xattr.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) GetXAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, header *fuse.InHeader, attr str
 		return 0, fuse.EINVAL
 	}
 
-	_, _, entry, _, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(header.NodeId, false)
+	_, _, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(header.NodeId)
 	if status != fuse.OK {
 		return 0, status
 	}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) SetXAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, input *fuse.SetXAttrIn, attr st
 		}
 	}
 
-	path, fh, entry, _, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(input.NodeId, false)
+	path, fh, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(input.NodeId)
 	if status != fuse.OK {
 		return status
 	}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) ListXAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, header *fuse.InHeader, dest []
 		return 0, fuse.Status(syscall.ENOTSUP)
 	}
 
-	_, _, entry, _, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(header.NodeId, false)
+	_, _, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(header.NodeId)
 	if status != fuse.OK {
 		return 0, status
 	}
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) RemoveXAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, header *fuse.InHeader, attr
 	if len(attr) == 0 {
 		return fuse.EINVAL
 	}
-	path, fh, entry, _, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(header.NodeId, false)
+	path, fh, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(header.NodeId)
 	if status != fuse.OK {
 		return status
 	}