diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 038fcf6051e0..323c6541d3dc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -1052,9 +1052,6 @@ static int update_cowonly_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		ret = btrfs_run_delayed_refs(trans, root, (unsigned long)-1);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		ret = btrfs_run_delayed_refs(trans, root, (unsigned long)-1);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
 	}
 
 	return 0;