diff --git a/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c b/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
index 7851a0176023..c30729d2753b 100644
--- a/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
@@ -562,9 +562,6 @@ spec_fsync(ap)
 	struct buf *nbp;
 	int s;
 
-	if (bdev_buffered == 0)
-		return (0);
-
 	if (!vn_isdisk(vp))
 		return (0);
 
diff --git a/sys/miscfs/specfs/spec_vnops.c b/sys/miscfs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
index 7851a0176023..c30729d2753b 100644
--- a/sys/miscfs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/miscfs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
@@ -562,9 +562,6 @@ spec_fsync(ap)
 	struct buf *nbp;
 	int s;
 
-	if (bdev_buffered == 0)
-		return (0);
-
 	if (!vn_isdisk(vp))
 		return (0);