diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 4055929a043cfe5874ba001d5c33b12225713e5d..c48658a4d53c0bac0b255d3a80c6110bdce71f17 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -1639,10 +1639,6 @@ int jbd2_journal_forget (handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
 			__jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, transaction, BJ_Forget);
 		} else {
 			__jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(jh);
-			if (!buffer_jbd(bh)) {
-				spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
-				goto not_jbd;
-			}
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 	} else if (jh->b_transaction) {