diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
index 7ceb86627e54..25f28fa64c57 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
@@ -224,13 +224,6 @@ pnfs_generic_alloc_ds_commits(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
 	for (i = 0; i < fl_cinfo->nbuckets; i++, bucket++) {
 		if (list_empty(&bucket->committing))
 			continue;
-		/*
-		 * If the layout segment is invalid, then let
-		 * pnfs_generic_retry_commit() clean up the bucket.
-		 */
-		if (bucket->clseg && !pnfs_is_valid_lseg(bucket->clseg) &&
-		    !test_bit(NFS_LSEG_LAYOUTRETURN, &bucket->clseg->pls_flags))
-			break;
 		data = nfs_commitdata_alloc(false);
 		if (!data)
 			break;