diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 5064eefb1c1e..9fbbdaa784b4 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -1276,14 +1276,6 @@ static s64 dax_unshare_iter(struct iomap_iter *iter)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	/* zero the distance if srcmap is HOLE or UNWRITTEN */
-	if (srcmap->flags & IOMAP_F_SHARED || srcmap->type == IOMAP_UNWRITTEN) {
-		memset(daddr, 0, length);
-		dax_flush(iomap->dax_dev, daddr, length);
-		ret = length;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
 	ret = dax_iomap_direct_access(srcmap, pos, length, &saddr, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;