diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
index ac456ae1d..ebc86fd38 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ Status DBImpl::ResumeImpl(DBRecoverContext context) {
   }
 
   // Make sure the IO Status stored in version set is set to OK.
-  bool file_deletion_disabled = !IsFileDeletionsEnabled();
   if (s.ok()) {
     IOStatus io_s = versions_->io_status();
     if (io_s.IsIOError()) {
@@ -413,21 +412,12 @@ Status DBImpl::ResumeImpl(DBRecoverContext context) {
   job_context.Clean();
 
   if (s.ok()) {
-    assert(versions_->io_status().ok());
-    // If we reach here, we should re-enable file deletions if it was disabled
-    // during previous error handling.
-    if (file_deletion_disabled) {
-      // Always return ok
-      s = EnableFileDeletions(/*force=*/true);
-      if (!s.ok()) {
-        ROCKS_LOG_INFO(
-            immutable_db_options_.info_log,
-            "DB resume requested but could not enable file deletions [%s]",
-            s.ToString().c_str());
-      }
-    }
     ROCKS_LOG_INFO(immutable_db_options_.info_log, "Successfully resumed DB");
+  } else {
+    ROCKS_LOG_INFO(immutable_db_options_.info_log, "Failed to resume DB [%s]",
+                   s.ToString().c_str());
   }
+
   mutex_.Lock();
   // Check for shutdown again before scheduling further compactions,
   // since we released and re-acquired the lock above