diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/xattr/xattr_004_pos.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/xattr/xattr_004_pos.ksh
index 0a25d7ac507d..786322b30a97 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/xattr/xattr_004_pos.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/xattr/xattr_004_pos.ksh
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 #
 # DESCRIPTION:
 #
-# Creating files on ufs|ext and tmpfs, and copying those files to ZFS with
-# appropriate cp flags, the xattrs will still be readable.
+# Create files on ufs|ext, copy those files to ZFS with appropriate cp flags,
+# and verify the xattrs will still be readable.
 #
 # STRATEGY:
-#	1. Create files in ufs|ext and tmpfs with xattrs
+#	1. Create files in ufs|ext with xattrs
 #	2. Copy those files to zfs
 #	3. Ensure the xattrs can be read and written
 #	4. Do the same in reverse.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function cleanup {
 	fi
 }
 
-log_assert "Files from $NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS,tmpfs with xattrs copied to zfs retain xattr info."
+log_assert "Files from $NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS with xattrs copied to zfs retain xattr info."
 log_onexit cleanup
 
 # Create a ufs|ext file system that we can work in
@@ -63,28 +63,23 @@ block_device_wait
 log_must eval "new_fs $ZVOL_DEVDIR/$TESTPOOL/$TESTFS/zvol > /dev/null 2>&1"
 
 log_must mkdir /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$
-log_must mkdir /tmp/tmpfs.$$
 if is_illumos; then
 	log_must mount $ZVOL_DEVDIR/$TESTPOOL/$TESTFS/zvol \
 	    /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$
 
-	# Create files in ufs and tmpfs, and set some xattrs on them.
+	# Create files in ufs, and set some xattrs on them.
 	log_must touch /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS-file.$$
-	log_must touch /tmp/tmpfs-file.$$
 
 	log_must runat /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS-file.$$ \
 	     cp /etc/passwd .
-	log_must runat /tmp/tmpfs-file.$$ cp /etc/group .
 
 	# copy those files to ZFS
 	log_must cp -@ /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS-file.$$ \
 	    $TESTDIR
-	log_must cp -@ /tmp/tmpfs-file.$$ $TESTDIR
 
 	# ensure the xattr information has been copied correctly
 	log_must runat $TESTDIR/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS-file.$$ \
 	    diff passwd /etc/passwd
-	log_must runat $TESTDIR/tmpfs-file.$$ diff group /etc/group
 
 	log_must umount /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$
 else
@@ -94,21 +89,15 @@ else
 	log_must mount ${options:+""} \
 	    $ZVOL_DEVDIR/$TESTPOOL/$TESTFS/zvol /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$
 
-	# Create files in ext and tmpfs, and set some xattrs on them.
+	# Create files in ext, and set some xattrs on them.
 	# Use small values for xattrs for ext compatibility.
 	log_must touch /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS-file.$$
 
 	echo "TEST XATTR" >/tmp/xattr1
-	echo "1234567890" >/tmp/xattr2
 
 	log_must set_xattr_stdin xattr1 \
 	    /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS-file.$$ </tmp/xattr1
 
-	if is_linux; then
-		log_must touch /tmp/tmpfs-file.$$
-		log_must set_xattr_stdin xattr2 /tmp/tmpfs-file.$$ </tmp/xattr2
-	fi
-
 	# copy those files to ZFS
 	if is_freebsd; then
 		# cp does not preserve extattrs on FreeBSD
@@ -119,7 +108,6 @@ else
 		log_must cp -a \
 		    /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS-file.$$ \
 		    $TESTDIR
-		log_must cp -a /tmp/tmpfs-file.$$ $TESTDIR
 	fi
 
 	# ensure the xattr information has been copied correctly
@@ -129,15 +117,7 @@ else
 	log_must rm $TESTDIR/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS-file.$$
 	log_must rm /tmp/xattr1 /tmp/xattr1.$$
 
-	if is_linux; then
-		log_must eval "get_xattr xattr2 $TESTDIR/tmpfs-file.$$ \
-		    >/tmp/xattr2.$$"
-		log_must diff /tmp/xattr2.$$ /tmp/xattr2
-		log_must rm /tmp/tmpfs-file.$$
-		log_must rm /tmp/xattr2 /tmp/xattr2.$$
-	fi
-
 	log_must umount /tmp/$NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS.$$
 fi
 
-log_pass "Files from $NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS,tmpfs with xattrs copied to zfs retain xattr info."
+log_pass "Files from $NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS with xattrs copied to zfs retain xattr info."