diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index bc0f1910b9cf..18c3f1a131b3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -2432,23 +2432,10 @@ static int ext4_remove_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 			*partial_cluster = EXT4_B2C(sbi, pblk);
 		else
 			*partial_cluster = 0;
-	} else if (from == le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block)
-		   && to <= le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block) + ee_len - 1) {
-		/* head removal */
-		ext4_lblk_t num;
-		ext4_fsblk_t start;
-
-		num = to - from;
-		start = ext4_ext_pblock(ex);
-
-		ext_debug("free first %u blocks starting %llu\n", num, start);
-		ext4_free_blocks(handle, inode, NULL, start, num, flags);
-
-	} else {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "strange request: removal(2) "
-				"%u-%u from %u:%u\n",
-				from, to, le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block), ee_len);
-	}
+	} else
+		ext4_error(sbi->s_sb, "strange request: removal(2) "
+			   "%u-%u from %u:%u\n",
+			   from, to, le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block), ee_len);
 	return 0;
 }