diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
index 998ea6f4f..1363e930a 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void lvmcache_commit_metadata(const char *vgname)
 
 void lvmcache_drop_metadata(const char *vgname, int drop_precommitted)
 {
-	if (lvmcache_vgname_is_locked(VG_GLOBAL) && !vg_write_lock_held())
+	if (lvmcache_vgname_is_locked(VG_GLOBAL))
 		return;
 
 	/* For VG_ORPHANS, we need to invalidate all labels on orphan PVs. */