diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index b2050032424f..09a88bf04579 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -1163,16 +1163,9 @@ static int ext2_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 	struct ext2_super_block *es = EXT2_SB(sb)->s_es;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	ext2_clear_super_error(sb);
-
 	if (es->s_state & cpu_to_le16(EXT2_VALID_FS)) {
 		ext2_debug("setting valid to 0\n");
 		es->s_state &= cpu_to_le16(~EXT2_VALID_FS);
-		es->s_free_blocks_count =
-			cpu_to_le32(ext2_count_free_blocks(sb));
-		es->s_free_inodes_count =
-			cpu_to_le32(ext2_count_free_inodes(sb));
-		es->s_wtime = cpu_to_le32(get_seconds());
 		ext2_sync_super(sb, es);
 	} else {
 		ext2_commit_super(sb, es);