diff --git a/include/sys/dmu.h b/include/sys/dmu.h
index 6a5fb5530498..5ee6704668a4 100644
--- a/include/sys/dmu.h
+++ b/include/sys/dmu.h
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ int dmu_offset_next(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, boolean_t hole,
     uint64_t *off);
 
 int dmu_read_l0_bps(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, uint64_t offset,
-    uint64_t length, dmu_tx_t *tx, struct blkptr *bps, size_t *nbpsp);
+    uint64_t length, struct blkptr *bps, size_t *nbpsp);
 int dmu_brt_clone(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, uint64_t offset,
     uint64_t length, dmu_tx_t *tx, const struct blkptr *bps, size_t nbps,
     boolean_t replay);
diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu.c b/module/zfs/dmu.c
index c1f9d02f0dd8..4e42bb3ef90c 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu.c
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ dmu_offset_next(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, boolean_t hole, uint64_t *off)
 
 int
 dmu_read_l0_bps(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, uint64_t offset, uint64_t length,
-    dmu_tx_t *tx, blkptr_t *bps, size_t *nbpsp)
+    blkptr_t *bps, size_t *nbpsp)
 {
 	dmu_buf_t **dbp, *dbuf;
 	dmu_buf_impl_t *db;
@@ -2235,10 +2235,6 @@ dmu_read_l0_bps(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, uint64_t offset, uint64_t length,
 			error = SET_ERROR(EAGAIN);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (dmu_buf_is_dirty(dbuf, tx)) {
-			error = SET_ERROR(EAGAIN);
-			goto out;
-		}
 		/*
 		 * Make sure we clone only data blocks.
 		 */
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c b/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
index 71955f90db03..dca76227a4ac 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
@@ -1246,16 +1246,10 @@ zfs_clone_range(znode_t *inzp, uint64_t *inoffp, znode_t *outzp,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Start a transaction.
-		 */
-		tx = dmu_tx_create(outos);
-
 		nbps = maxblocks;
-		error = dmu_read_l0_bps(inos, inzp->z_id, inoff, size, tx, bps,
+		error = dmu_read_l0_bps(inos, inzp->z_id, inoff, size, bps,
 		    &nbps);
 		if (error != 0) {
-			dmu_tx_abort(tx);
 			/*
 			 * If we are tyring to clone a block that was created
 			 * in the current transaction group. Return an error,
@@ -1276,12 +1270,15 @@ zfs_clone_range(znode_t *inzp, uint64_t *inoffp, znode_t *outzp,
 		 */
 		if (BP_IS_PROTECTED(&bps[0])) {
 			if (inzfsvfs != outzfsvfs) {
-				dmu_tx_abort(tx);
 				error = SET_ERROR(EXDEV);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Start a transaction.
+		 */
+		tx = dmu_tx_create(outos);
 		dmu_tx_hold_sa(tx, outzp->z_sa_hdl, B_FALSE);
 		db = (dmu_buf_impl_t *)sa_get_db(outzp->z_sa_hdl);
 		DB_DNODE_ENTER(db);