diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 14a9d36b25b8..70a596c10306 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -1831,9 +1831,9 @@ static int raid1_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 			p->rdev = repl;
 			conf->mirrors[conf->raid_disks + number].rdev = NULL;
 			unfreeze_array(conf);
-			clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
-		} else
-			clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
+		}
+
+		clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
 		err = md_integrity_register(mddev);
 	}
 abort:
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 5de951bcd24c..2883b720a265 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1874,13 +1874,9 @@ static int raid10_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 			   * but will never see neither -- if they are careful.
 			   */
 		p->replacement = NULL;
-		clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
-	} else
-		/* We might have just remove the Replacement as faulty
-		 * Clear the flag just in case
-		 */
-		clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
+	}
 
+	clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
 	err = md_integrity_register(mddev);
 
 abort:
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 356cd9c7c753..3d971e5a1b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -7603,15 +7603,12 @@ static int raid5_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 			   * but will never see neither - if they are careful
 			   */
 		p->replacement = NULL;
-		clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
 
 		if (!err)
 			err = log_modify(conf, p->rdev, true);
-	} else
-		/* We might have just removed the Replacement as faulty-
-		 * clear the bit just in case
-		 */
-		clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
+	}
+
+	clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
 abort:
 
 	print_raid5_conf(conf);