diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index d3dc9d8d3a10a686a8e6c8801944aca2d0066a2d..dc366c0c9304e06b62880b39f8179faa6b6e6809 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/super.c
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ static int jffs2_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 {
 	struct jffs2_sb_info *c = JFFS2_SB_INFO(sb);
 
-	jffs2_write_super(sb);
-
 	mutex_lock(&c->alloc_sem);
 	jffs2_flush_wbuf_pad(c);
 	mutex_unlock(&c->alloc_sem);