diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/buffer/impl/TransactionBufferHandlerImpl.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/buffer/impl/TransactionBufferHandlerImpl.java
index 6b2e17a39cdcbb..6ea53a3edd263d 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/buffer/impl/TransactionBufferHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/transaction/buffer/impl/TransactionBufferHandlerImpl.java
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ private void checkPendingRequests() {
                     } else {
                         REQUEST_CREDITS_UPDATER.incrementAndGet(this);
                     }
-                } else {
-                    checkPendingRequests();
                 }
             } else {
                 break;