diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c
index bdcf1fbeb2db..e6c5834da32d 100644
--- a/lib/iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/iov_iter.c
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@
 		} else if (iov_iter_is_xarray(i)) {		\
 			struct bio_vec v;			\
 			iterate_xarray(i, n, v, skip, (X))	\
-		} else if (iov_iter_is_discard(i)) {		\
-			skip += n;				\
 		}						\
 		i->count -= n;					\
 		i->iov_offset = skip;				\