diff --git a/src/drivers/elog/elog.c b/src/drivers/elog/elog.c
index 59bc1de8d9..d8c7ff6336 100644
--- a/src/drivers/elog/elog.c
+++ b/src/drivers/elog/elog.c
@@ -352,9 +352,6 @@ static int elog_shrink(void)
 
 	elog_debug("elog_shrink()\n");
 
-	if (next_event_offset < shrink_size)
-		return 0;
-
 	while (1) {
 		/* Next event has exceeded constraints */
 		if (offset > shrink_size)