diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
index c943452098a3..fd8db9d1ceea 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
@@ -1000,8 +1000,6 @@ out:
 static void unblock_operations(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 {
 	up_write(&sbi->node_write);
-
-	build_free_nids(sbi, false);
 	f2fs_unlock_all(sbi);
 }