diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 30f3c3b849c1..f55d886debe2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -5872,14 +5872,6 @@ static int log_new_dir_dentries(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	struct btrfs_inode *curr_inode = start_inode;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * If we are logging a new name, as part of a link or rename operation,
-	 * don't bother logging new dentries, as we just want to log the names
-	 * of an inode and that any new parents exist.
-	 */
-	if (ctx->logging_new_name)
-		return 0;
-
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;