diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 26466e9742..689328d174 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -3558,11 +3558,6 @@ spdk_blob_sync_md(struct spdk_blob *blob, spdk_blob_op_complete cb_fn, void *cb_
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (blob->state == SPDK_BLOB_STATE_CLEAN) {
-		cb_fn(cb_arg, 0);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	_spdk_blob_sync_md(blob, cb_fn, cb_arg);
 }
 
@@ -3683,11 +3678,6 @@ void spdk_blob_close(struct spdk_blob *blob, spdk_blob_op_complete cb_fn, void *
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (blob->state == SPDK_BLOB_STATE_CLEAN) {
-		_spdk_blob_close_cpl(seq, blob, 0);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/* Sync metadata */
 	_spdk_blob_persist(seq, blob, _spdk_blob_close_cpl, blob);
 }