diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
index e69332d8f1cb..3d5e09f7e3a7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
@@ -250,14 +250,6 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_verify(
 	if (fa)
 		return fa;
 
-	/*
-	 * In recovery there is a transient state where count == 0 is valid
-	 * because we may have transitioned an empty shortform attr to a leaf
-	 * if the attr didn't fit in shortform.
-	 */
-	if (!xfs_log_in_recovery(mp) && ichdr.count == 0)
-		return __this_address;
-
 	/*
 	 * firstused is the block offset of the first name info structure.
 	 * Make sure it doesn't go off the block or crash into the header.