diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 43eb4535319de..b6025b5d0b256 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3129,9 +3129,6 @@ static int btrfs_finish_ordered_io(struct btrfs_ordered_extent *ordered_extent)
 	/* once for the tree */
 	btrfs_put_ordered_extent(ordered_extent);
 
-	/* Try to release some metadata so we don't get an OOM but don't wait */
-	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty_nodelay(fs_info);
-
 	return ret;
 }