diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 019f0925fa73..c484c145c5d0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -4442,19 +4442,11 @@ static int btrfs_destroy_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_transaction *trans,
 				      struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
 	struct rb_node *node;
-	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_root *delayed_refs;
+	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_root *delayed_refs = &trans->delayed_refs;
 	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_node *ref;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	delayed_refs = &trans->delayed_refs;
-
 	spin_lock(&delayed_refs->lock);
-	if (atomic_read(&delayed_refs->num_entries) == 0) {
-		spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
-		btrfs_debug(fs_info, "delayed_refs has NO entry");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	while ((node = rb_first_cached(&delayed_refs->href_root)) != NULL) {
 		struct btrfs_delayed_ref_head *head;
 		struct rb_node *n;