diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
index 3ee211ed58f1..671da7fb7ffd 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
@@ -883,8 +883,7 @@ restart_loop:
 		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 		bh = jh2bh(jh);
 		jbd_lock_bh_state(bh);
-		J_ASSERT_JH(jh,	jh->b_transaction == commit_transaction ||
-			jh->b_transaction == journal->j_running_transaction);
+		J_ASSERT_JH(jh,	jh->b_transaction == commit_transaction);
 
 		/*
 		 * If there is undo-protected committed data against