diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index c9c316ce4bdc..248adb785051 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -2657,8 +2657,6 @@ int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 	btrfs_trans_release_chunk_metadata(trans);
 	trans->block_rsv = NULL;
 	btrfs_warn(fs_info, "Skipping commit of aborted transaction.");
-	if (current->journal_info == trans)
-		current->journal_info = NULL;
 	cleanup_transaction(trans, ret);
 
 	return ret;