diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index e1025c7a437a..12a7916cfa9d 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ static void ext2_put_super (struct super_block * sb)
 
 	dquot_disable(sb, -1, DQUOT_USAGE_ENABLED | DQUOT_LIMITS_ENABLED);
 
-	if (sb->s_dirt)
-		ext2_write_super(sb);
-
 	ext2_xattr_put_super(sb);
 	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		struct ext2_super_block *es = sbi->s_es;