diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/super.c b/fs/bcachefs/super.c
index f8e921b3fb8d..8c31a9a67eee 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/super.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/super.c
@@ -432,9 +432,6 @@ int bch2_fs_read_write_early(struct bch_fs *c)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&c->state_lock);
 
-	if (c->opts.read_only)
-		return -EROFS;
-
 	return __bch2_fs_read_write(c, true);
 }