char *name = obddev->obd_type->typ_name;
        ldlm_ns_type_t ns_type = LDLM_NS_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
        int rc;
-       char    *cli_name = lustre_cfg_buf(lcfg, 0);
 
        /* In a more perfect world, we would hang a ptlrpc_client off of
         * obd_type and just use the values from there. */
-       if (!strcmp(name, LUSTRE_OSC_NAME) ||
-           (!(strcmp(name, LUSTRE_OSP_NAME)) &&
-            (is_osp_on_mdt(cli_name) &&
-              strstr(lustre_cfg_buf(lcfg, 1), "OST") != NULL))) {
-               /* OSC or OSP_on_MDT for OSTs */
+       if (!strcmp(name, LUSTRE_OSC_NAME)) {
                rq_portal = OST_REQUEST_PORTAL;
                rp_portal = OSC_REPLY_PORTAL;
                connect_op = OST_CONNECT;
                cli->cl_sp_to = LUSTRE_SP_OST;
                ns_type = LDLM_NS_TYPE_OSC;
        } else if (!strcmp(name, LUSTRE_MDC_NAME) ||
-                  !strcmp(name, LUSTRE_LWP_NAME) ||
-                  (!strcmp(name, LUSTRE_OSP_NAME) &&
-                   (is_osp_on_mdt(cli_name) &&
-                    strstr(lustre_cfg_buf(lcfg, 1), "OST") == NULL))) {
-               /* MDC or OSP_on_MDT for other MDTs */
+                  !strcmp(name, LUSTRE_LWP_NAME)) {
                rq_portal = MDS_REQUEST_PORTAL;
                rp_portal = MDC_REPLY_PORTAL;
                connect_op = MDS_CONNECT;
                cli->cl_sp_me = LUSTRE_SP_CLI;
                cli->cl_sp_to = LUSTRE_SP_MDT;
                ns_type = LDLM_NS_TYPE_MDC;
+       } else if (!strcmp(name, LUSTRE_OSP_NAME)) {
+               if (strstr(lustre_cfg_buf(lcfg, 1), "OST") == NULL) {
+                       /* OSP_on_MDT for other MDTs */
+                       connect_op = MDS_CONNECT;
+                       cli->cl_sp_to = LUSTRE_SP_MDT;
+                       ns_type = LDLM_NS_TYPE_MDC;
+                       rq_portal = OUT_PORTAL;
+               } else {
+                       /* OSP on MDT for OST */
+                       connect_op = OST_CONNECT;
+                       cli->cl_sp_to = LUSTRE_SP_OST;
+                       ns_type = LDLM_NS_TYPE_OSC;
+                       rq_portal = OST_REQUEST_PORTAL;
+               }
+               rp_portal = OSC_REPLY_PORTAL;
+               cli->cl_sp_me = LUSTRE_SP_CLI;
        } else if (!strcmp(name, LUSTRE_MGC_NAME)) {
                rq_portal = MGS_REQUEST_PORTAL;
                rp_portal = MGC_REPLY_PORTAL;