diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 36f51c311bb1..ed3c0d6546c5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,6 @@ int btrfs_write_check(struct kiocb *iocb, size_t count)
 	loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	int ret;
 	loff_t oldsize;
-	loff_t start_pos;
 
 	/*
 	 * Quickly bail out on NOWAIT writes if we don't have the nodatacow or
@@ -1066,9 +1065,8 @@ int btrfs_write_check(struct kiocb *iocb, size_t count)
 		inode_inc_iversion(inode);
 	}
 
-	start_pos = round_down(pos, fs_info->sectorsize);
 	oldsize = i_size_read(inode);
-	if (start_pos > oldsize) {
+	if (pos > oldsize) {
 		/* Expand hole size to cover write data, preventing empty gap */
 		loff_t end_pos = round_up(pos + count, fs_info->sectorsize);