diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index fca87835a1da..33dd47f7136a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -327,10 +327,6 @@ static void set_node_addr(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct node_info *ni,
 	if (nat_get_blkaddr(e) != NEW_ADDR && new_blkaddr == NULL_ADDR) {
 		unsigned char version = nat_get_version(e);
 		nat_set_version(e, inc_node_version(version));
-
-		/* in order to reuse the nid */
-		if (nm_i->next_scan_nid > ni->nid)
-			nm_i->next_scan_nid = ni->nid;
 	}
 
 	/* change address */