1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kref.c b/lib/kref.c
index 4a467faf1367..0d07cc31c818 100644
--- a/lib/kref.c
+++ b/lib/kref.c
@@ -52,12 +52,7 @@ int kref_put(struct kref *kref, void (*release)(struct kref *kref))
         WARN_ON(release == NULL);
         WARN_ON(release == (void (*)(struct kref *))kfree);
 
-        /*
-         * if current count is one, we are the last user and can release object
-         * right now, avoiding an atomic operation on 'refcount'
-         */
-        if ((atomic_read(&kref->refcount) == 1) ||
-            (atomic_dec_and_test(&kref->refcount))) {
+        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&kref->refcount)) {
                 release(kref);
                 return 1;
         }