diff --git a/src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_index.cpp b/src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_index.cpp
index 0f85407..dc97414 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_index.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/storage/wiredtiger/wiredtiger_index.cpp
@@ -1064,17 +1064,8 @@ namespace {
         WiredTigerItem keyItem( data.getBuffer(), data.getSize() );
         c->set_key( c, keyItem.Get() );
 
-        if ( !dupsAllowed ) {
-            // nice and clear
-            int ret = WT_OP_CHECK(c->remove(c));
-            if (ret == WT_NOTFOUND) {
-                return;
-            }
-            invariantWTOK(ret);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // dups are allowed, so we have to deal with a vector of RecordIds.
+        // dups are 'always' allowed due to the way initial sync functions, so to avoid deleting
+        // the wrong record we check everything. This involves creating a vector of RecordId's
 
         int ret = WT_OP_CHECK(c->search(c));
         if ( ret == WT_NOTFOUND )