diff --git a/Command/Fsck.hs b/Command/Fsck.hs
index c18e8d2430..bed59a52c7 100644
--- a/Command/Fsck.hs
+++ b/Command/Fsck.hs
@@ -248,9 +248,7 @@ verifyLocationLog key keystatus ai = do
 		whenM (annexSecureHashesOnly <$> Annex.getGitConfig) $
 			warning $ "** Despite annex.securehashesonly being set, " ++ obj ++ " has content present in the annex using an insecure " ++ decodeBS (formatKeyVariety (keyVariety key)) ++ " key"
 
-	if not present
-		then return True
-		else verifyLocationLog' key ai present u (logChange key u)
+	verifyLocationLog' key ai present u (logChange key u)
 
 verifyLocationLogRemote :: Key -> ActionItem -> Remote -> Bool -> Annex Bool
 verifyLocationLogRemote key ai remote present =
diff --git a/doc/bugs/direct_mode_upgrade_with_deleted_file.mdwn b/doc/bugs/direct_mode_upgrade_with_deleted_file.mdwn
index cec02a4a3a..c62f2a396b 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/direct_mode_upgrade_with_deleted_file.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/direct_mode_upgrade_with_deleted_file.mdwn
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ present. And does not fix the location log.
 This part may not be specific to this case, seems it must be some bug in
 fsck?
 
---[[Joey]]
+> It was, a new bug introduced while removing the direct mode code. Fixed
+> that part. --[[Joey]]