diff --git a/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c b/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
index 145be437ed..dfe4626b4b 100644
--- a/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
+++ b/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
@@ -1610,10 +1610,6 @@ neon_write(SMgrRelation reln, ForkNumber forknum, BlockNumber blocknum, const vo
 	switch (reln->smgr_relpersistence)
 	{
 		case 0:
-			if (forknum == INIT_FORKNUM)
-			{
-				break; /* init fork is always permanent */
-			}
 			relkind = get_cached_relkind(rinfo);
 			if (relkind == RELKIND_UNKNOWN)
 			{