diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index e18a97aab275..4dac51ba1f7e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ static void nfs_mark_uptodate(struct nfs_page *req)
 static int wb_priority(struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	if (wbc->for_reclaim)
-		return FLUSH_HIGHPRI | FLUSH_COND_STABLE;
+
 	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
 		ret = FLUSH_COND_STABLE;
 	return ret;