diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/OpAddEntry.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/OpAddEntry.java
index c6beadde5a355..1b6c6e9617574 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/OpAddEntry.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/OpAddEntry.java
@@ -219,11 +219,8 @@ public void safeRun() {
             EntryImpl entry = EntryImpl.create(ledger.getId(), entryId, data);
             // EntryCache.insert: duplicates entry by allocating new entry and data. so, recycle entry after calling
             // insert
-            // Entry cache doesn't copy the data if entry already exist into the cache.
-            // Backlog read tries to add entry into cache which can try to add duplicate entry into cache.
-            if (ml.entryCache.insert(entry)) {
-                entry.release();
-            }
+            ml.entryCache.insert(entry);
+            entry.release();
         }
 
         PositionImpl lastEntry = PositionImpl.get(ledger.getId(), entryId);