diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
index 93ffa898df6d..d56bd3625468 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
@@ -195,8 +195,6 @@ static inline void drop_delayed_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	ref->in_tree = 0;
 	btrfs_put_delayed_ref(ref);
 	atomic_dec(&delayed_refs->num_entries);
-	if (trans->delayed_ref_updates)
-		trans->delayed_ref_updates--;
 }
 
 static bool merge_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
@@ -458,7 +456,6 @@ add_tail:
 	if (ref->action == BTRFS_ADD_DELAYED_REF)
 		list_add_tail(&ref->add_list, &href->ref_add_list);
 	atomic_inc(&root->num_entries);
-	trans->delayed_ref_updates++;
 	spin_unlock(&href->lock);
 	return ret;
 }