diff --git a/metadata/gc.go b/metadata/gc.go
index a670ce1a3..99503fad7 100644
--- a/metadata/gc.go
+++ b/metadata/gc.go
@@ -296,10 +296,6 @@ func references(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, node gc.Node, fn func(gc.Node)
 
 		bkt := getBucket(tx, bucketKeyVersion, []byte(node.Namespace), bucketKeyObjectSnapshots, []byte(ss), []byte(name))
 		if bkt == nil {
-			getBucket(tx, bucketKeyVersion, []byte(node.Namespace), bucketKeyObjectSnapshots).ForEach(func(k, v []byte) error {
-				return nil
-			})
-
 			// Node may be created from dead edge
 			return nil
 		}