diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
index 2b3f9935dbb4..7cf59713f0f7 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
@@ -691,11 +691,6 @@ bool cachefiles_commit_tmpfile(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 	}
 
 	if (!d_is_negative(dentry)) {
-		if (d_backing_inode(dentry) == file_inode(object->file)) {
-			success = true;
-			goto out_dput;
-		}
-
 		ret = cachefiles_unlink(volume->cache, object, fan, dentry,
 					FSCACHE_OBJECT_IS_STALE);
 		if (ret < 0)