diff --git a/usr/src/uts/common/fs/zfs/zio.c b/usr/src/uts/common/fs/zfs/zio.c
index d0a42e9af13b..51aa558505bb 100644
--- a/usr/src/uts/common/fs/zfs/zio.c
+++ b/usr/src/uts/common/fs/zfs/zio.c
@@ -1128,8 +1128,6 @@ zio_write_bp_init(zio_t *zio)
 			zio->io_pipeline |= ZIO_STAGE_DDT_WRITE;
 			return (ZIO_PIPELINE_CONTINUE);
 		}
-		zio->io_bp_override = NULL;
-		BP_ZERO(bp);
 	}
 
 	if (!BP_IS_HOLE(bp) && bp->blk_birth == zio->io_txg) {