diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 3a31450e292b3..cd9a26ca12e02 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -523,10 +523,6 @@ static int ext4_journalled_submit_inode_data_buffers(struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 static int ext4_journal_submit_inode_data_buffers(struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 {
 	int ret;
-	journal_t *journal = EXT4_SB(jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_sb)->s_journal;
-
-	if (!journal || is_journal_aborted(journal))
-		return 0;
 
 	if (ext4_should_journal_data(jinode->i_vfs_inode))
 		ret = ext4_journalled_submit_inode_data_buffers(jinode);
@@ -539,10 +535,6 @@ static int ext4_journal_submit_inode_data_buffers(struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 static int ext4_journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	journal_t *journal = EXT4_SB(jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_sb)->s_journal;
-
-	if (!journal || is_journal_aborted(journal))
-		return 0;
 
 	if (!ext4_should_journal_data(jinode->i_vfs_inode))
 		ret = jbd2_journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(jinode);