diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index e0675071b39e..84f876c6d498 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -2539,11 +2539,9 @@ xlog_recover_process_intents(
 		 * this routine or else those subsequent intents will get
 		 * replayed in the wrong order!
 		 */
-		if (!test_and_set_bit(XFS_LI_RECOVERED, &lip->li_flags)) {
-			spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
-			error = lip->li_ops->iop_recover(lip, parent_tp);
-			spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
-		}
+		spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
+		error = lip->li_ops->iop_recover(lip, parent_tp);
+		spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 		lip = xfs_trans_ail_cursor_next(ailp, &cur);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index a71b4f443e39..ced62a35a62b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -55,14 +55,12 @@ struct xfs_log_item {
 #define	XFS_LI_ABORTED	1
 #define	XFS_LI_FAILED	2
 #define	XFS_LI_DIRTY	3	/* log item dirty in transaction */
-#define	XFS_LI_RECOVERED 4	/* log intent item has been recovered */
 
 #define XFS_LI_FLAGS \
 	{ (1 << XFS_LI_IN_AIL),		"IN_AIL" }, \
 	{ (1 << XFS_LI_ABORTED),	"ABORTED" }, \
 	{ (1 << XFS_LI_FAILED),		"FAILED" }, \
-	{ (1 << XFS_LI_DIRTY),		"DIRTY" }, \
-	{ (1 << XFS_LI_RECOVERED),	"RECOVERED" }
+	{ (1 << XFS_LI_DIRTY),		"DIRTY" }
 
 struct xfs_item_ops {
 	unsigned flags;