diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index a7db3f6f1b7b..cf3d57082524 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -2990,16 +2990,11 @@ static int push_leaf_right(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root
 	if (free_space < data_size)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	/* cow and double check */
 	ret = btrfs_cow_block(trans, root, right, upper,
 			      slot + 1, &right, BTRFS_NESTING_RIGHT_COW);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	free_space = btrfs_leaf_free_space(right);
-	if (free_space < data_size)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
 	left_nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(left);
 	if (left_nritems == 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -3224,7 +3219,6 @@ static int push_leaf_left(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* cow and double check */
 	ret = btrfs_cow_block(trans, root, left,
 			      path->nodes[1], slot - 1, &left,
 			      BTRFS_NESTING_LEFT_COW);
@@ -3235,12 +3229,6 @@ static int push_leaf_left(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	free_space = btrfs_leaf_free_space(left);
-	if (free_space < data_size) {
-		ret = 1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (check_sibling_keys(left, right)) {
 		ret = -EUCLEAN;
 		goto out;