diff --git a/iop/usb/usbhdfsd/src/fat_write.c b/iop/usb/usbhdfsd/src/fat_write.c
index accfa07b5ec..2e375748919 100644
--- a/iop/usb/usbhdfsd/src/fat_write.c
+++ b/iop/usb/usbhdfsd/src/fat_write.c
@@ -2198,12 +2198,7 @@ int fat_writeFile(fat_driver* fatd, fat_dir* fatDir, int* updateClusterIndices,
 					bufSize = mass_device->sectorSize;
 				}
 
-				/*	SP193: By right, the sector's content should be retained if it has already been allocated and is going to be partially written-to.
-					Since this function wasn't designed to be able to tell allocated sectors from unallocated sectors, assume that all partial writes are to allocated sectors. */
-				if((bufSize - dataSkip) != mass_device->sectorSize)
-					ret = READ_SECTOR(fatd->dev, startSector + j, sbuf);
-				else
-					ret = ALLOC_SECTOR(fatd->dev, startSector + j, sbuf);
+				ret = READ_SECTOR(fatd->dev, startSector + j, sbuf);
 				if (ret < 0) {
 					XPRINTF("USBHDFSD: Read sector failed ! sector=%u\n", startSector + j);
 					return bufferPos; //return number of bytes already written