diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index ff36a33ee9ca..81966676a26b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
-#include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/migrate.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
@@ -1928,14 +1927,12 @@ static int transaction_kthread(void *arg)
 		if (unlikely(test_bit(BTRFS_FS_STATE_ERROR,
 				      &root->fs_info->fs_state)))
 			btrfs_cleanup_transaction(root);
-		if (!try_to_freeze()) {
-			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-			if (!kthread_should_stop() &&
-			    (!btrfs_transaction_blocked(root->fs_info) ||
-			     cannot_commit))
-				schedule_timeout(delay);
-			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-		}
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		if (!kthread_should_stop() &&
+				(!btrfs_transaction_blocked(root->fs_info) ||
+				 cannot_commit))
+			schedule_timeout(delay);
+		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
 	return 0;
 }