diff --git a/samples/cachingfs/caching_fs.go b/samples/cachingfs/caching_fs.go
index e5e36ec..dc8e4d8 100644
--- a/samples/cachingfs/caching_fs.go
+++ b/samples/cachingfs/caching_fs.go
@@ -238,11 +238,6 @@ func (fs *cachingFS) SetMtime(mtime time.Time) {
 // FileSystem methods
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-func (fs *cachingFS) Init(
-	op *fuseops.InitOp) (err error) {
-	return
-}
-
 // LOCKS_EXCLUDED(fs.mu)
 func (fs *cachingFS) LookUpInode(
 	op *fuseops.LookUpInodeOp) (err error) {
diff --git a/samples/flushfs/flush_fs.go b/samples/flushfs/flush_fs.go
index b208b7e..bf8c3c0 100644
--- a/samples/flushfs/flush_fs.go
+++ b/samples/flushfs/flush_fs.go
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ func (fs *flushFS) barAttributes() fuseops.InodeAttributes {
 // FileSystem methods
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-func (fs *flushFS) Init(
-	op *fuseops.InitOp) (err error) {
-	return
-}
-
 func (fs *flushFS) LookUpInode(
 	op *fuseops.LookUpInodeOp) (err error) {
 	fs.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/samples/forgetfs/forget_fs.go b/samples/forgetfs/forget_fs.go
index 5275691..d8f47ea 100644
--- a/samples/forgetfs/forget_fs.go
+++ b/samples/forgetfs/forget_fs.go
@@ -222,11 +222,6 @@ func (fs *fsImpl) findInodeByID(id fuseops.InodeID) (in *inode) {
 // FileSystem methods
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-func (fs *fsImpl) Init(
-	op *fuseops.InitOp) (err error) {
-	return
-}
-
 func (fs *fsImpl) LookUpInode(
 	op *fuseops.LookUpInodeOp) (err error) {
 	fs.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/samples/hellofs/hello_fs.go b/samples/hellofs/hello_fs.go
index 30695d2..b07d1d4 100644
--- a/samples/hellofs/hello_fs.go
+++ b/samples/hellofs/hello_fs.go
@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ func (fs *helloFS) patchAttributes(
 	attr.Crtime = now
 }
 
-func (fs *helloFS) Init(op *fuseops.InitOp) (err error) {
-	return
-}
-
 func (fs *helloFS) LookUpInode(op *fuseops.LookUpInodeOp) (err error) {
 	// Find the info for the parent.
 	parentInfo, ok := gInodeInfo[op.Parent]
diff --git a/samples/interruptfs/interrupt_fs.go b/samples/interruptfs/interrupt_fs.go
index 78a2959..5960a32 100644
--- a/samples/interruptfs/interrupt_fs.go
+++ b/samples/interruptfs/interrupt_fs.go
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ func (fs *InterruptFS) WaitForReadInFlight() {
 // FileSystem methods
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-func (fs *InterruptFS) Init(
-	op *fuseops.InitOp) (err error) {
-	return
-}
-
 func (fs *InterruptFS) LookUpInode(
 	op *fuseops.LookUpInodeOp) (err error) {
 	// We support only one parent.
diff --git a/samples/memfs/memfs.go b/samples/memfs/memfs.go
index 7b97bec..544b516 100644
--- a/samples/memfs/memfs.go
+++ b/samples/memfs/memfs.go
@@ -199,11 +199,6 @@ func (fs *memFS) deallocateInode(id fuseops.InodeID) {
 // FileSystem methods
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-func (fs *memFS) Init(
-	op *fuseops.InitOp) (err error) {
-	return
-}
-
 func (fs *memFS) LookUpInode(
 	op *fuseops.LookUpInodeOp) (err error) {
 	fs.mu.Lock()