diff --git a/module/zfs/arc.c b/module/zfs/arc.c
index 5d4a52fa0693..06544925b5ca 100644
--- a/module/zfs/arc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/arc.c
@@ -5868,12 +5868,9 @@ arc_read(zio_t *pio, spa_t *spa, const blkptr_t *bp,
 			 * 3. This buffer isn't currently writing to the L2ARC.
 			 * 4. The L2ARC entry wasn't evicted, which may
 			 *    also have invalidated the vdev.
-			 * 5. This isn't prefetch or l2arc_noprefetch is 0.
 			 */
 			if (HDR_HAS_L2HDR(hdr) &&
-			    !HDR_L2_WRITING(hdr) && !HDR_L2_EVICTED(hdr) &&
-			    !(l2arc_noprefetch &&
-			    (*arc_flags & ARC_FLAG_PREFETCH))) {
+			    !HDR_L2_WRITING(hdr) && !HDR_L2_EVICTED(hdr)) {
 				l2arc_read_callback_t *cb;
 				abd_t *abd;
 				uint64_t asize;