1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c b/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
index 6b627c611808..fc6f4a7f6405 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ int btrfs_insert_empty_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
         ret = btrfs_insert_empty_item(trans, root, path, &key,
                                       sizeof(struct btrfs_inode_item));
-        if (ret == 0 && objectid > root->highest_inode)
-                root->highest_inode = objectid;
         return ret;
 }