diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
index 8d93854a4b4f..74c17db75201 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ 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,
@@ -445,7 +443,6 @@ add_delayed_ref_tail_merge(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 add_tail:
 	list_add_tail(&ref->list, &href->ref_list);
 	atomic_inc(&root->num_entries);
-	trans->delayed_ref_updates++;
 	spin_unlock(&href->lock);
 	return ret;
 }