diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index bfd8b680e648..98a2a314ea68 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,7 @@ int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	/* Zeroed page ensures the in-header unencrypted i_size is set to 0 */
 	rc = ecryptfs_write_headers_virt(virt, virt_len, &size, crypt_stat,
 					 ecryptfs_dentry);
 	if (unlikely(rc)) {
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index b592938a84bc..8fa365acb789 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -142,26 +142,6 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-/**
- * grow_file
- * @ecryptfs_dentry: the eCryptfs dentry
- *
- * This is the code which will grow the file to its correct size.
- */
-static int grow_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
-{
-	struct inode *ecryptfs_inode = ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode;
-	char zero_virt[] = { 0x00 };
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	rc = ecryptfs_write(ecryptfs_inode, zero_virt, 0, 1);
-	i_size_write(ecryptfs_inode, 0);
-	rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
-	ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat.flags |=
-		ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE;
-	return rc;
-}
-
 /**
  * ecryptfs_initialize_file
  *
@@ -202,9 +182,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing headers; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = grow_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
-	if (rc)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Error growing file; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }