diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index bbbb557057de..274a8ef7e005 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -556,13 +556,8 @@ static int setup_new_flex_group_blocks(struct super_block *sb,
 		if (meta_bg == 0 && !ext4_bg_has_super(sb, group))
 			goto handle_itb;
 
-		if (meta_bg == 1) {
-			ext4_group_t first_group;
-			first_group = ext4_meta_bg_first_group(sb, group);
-			if (first_group != group + 1 &&
-			    first_group != group + EXT4_DESC_PER_BLOCK(sb) - 1)
-				goto handle_itb;
-		}
+		if (meta_bg == 1)
+			goto handle_itb;
 
 		block = start + ext4_bg_has_super(sb, group);
 		/* Copy all of the GDT blocks into the backup in this group */