diff --git a/fs/fat/fatent.c b/fs/fat/fatent.c
index c7c8ab2209e1e39ee380b8dee42f627c5cf3c364..13ab763cc5109addcb1b79448e37826a58cdf795 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fatent.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fatent.c
@@ -585,8 +585,6 @@ int fat_free_clusters(struct inode *inode, int cluster)
 		brelse(bhs[i]);
 	unlock_fat(sbi);
 
-	fat_clusters_flush(sb);
-
 	return err;
 }