diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index a762d4e5d2c6..dacfc4aa7e38 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -2650,10 +2650,6 @@ static int f2fs_set_data_page_dirty(struct page *page)
 	if (!PageUptodate(page))
 		SetPageUptodate(page);
 
-	/* don't remain PG_checked flag which was set during GC */
-	if (is_cold_data(page))
-		clear_cold_data(page);
-
 	if (f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode) && !f2fs_is_commit_atomic_write(inode)) {
 		if (!IS_ATOMIC_WRITTEN_PAGE(page)) {
 			f2fs_register_inmem_page(inode, page);