diff --git a/fs/ubifs/gc.c b/fs/ubifs/gc.c
index 9718da86ad01..821b34816976 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/gc.c
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ static int switch_gc_head(struct ubifs_info *c)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	err = ubifs_wbuf_sync_nolock(wbuf);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	err = ubifs_add_bud_to_log(c, GCHD, gc_lnum, 0);
 	if (err)
 		return err;