diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/io_misc.c b/fs/bcachefs/io_misc.c
index 82f9170dab3f..b5b92ef030df 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/io_misc.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/io_misc.c
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ int bch2_extent_fallocate(struct btree_trans *trans,
 				opts.data_replicas,
 				opts.data_replicas,
 				BCH_WATERMARK_normal, 0, &cl, &wp);
-		if (bch2_err_matches(ret, BCH_ERR_operation_blocked))
-			ret = -BCH_ERR_transaction_restart_nested;
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;