diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-defrag.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-defrag.c
index 5935cbd8f2b8..5c58630dce03 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-defrag.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-defrag.c
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ int btrfs_defrag_leaves(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	if (root->ref_cows == 0 && !is_extent)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SSD))
-		goto out;
-
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;