diff --git a/inode.c b/inode.c
index 5197753..616caa0 100644
--- a/inode.c
+++ b/inode.c
@@ -653,8 +653,6 @@ static int simplefs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 #endif
 
     inode_dec_link_count(inode);
-    drop_nlink(inode);
-    mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
     /* Free inode and index block from bitmap */
     if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))