diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 124bbfe5cc52c1..b7ed37675644ce 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -2827,9 +2827,6 @@ static unsigned long balance_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order,
 			if (zone_watermark_ok(zone, order,
 				    low_wmark_pages(zone), *classzone_idx, 0))
 				zones_need_compaction = 0;
-
-			/* If balanced, clear the congested flag */
-			zone_clear_flag(zone, ZONE_CONGESTED);
 		}
 
 		if (zones_need_compaction)