diff --git a/server/etcdserver/server.go b/server/etcdserver/server.go
index 0615d20e8b3..dba2dd75a40 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -1967,9 +1967,6 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) applyEntryNormal(e *raftpb.Entry, shouldApplyV3 membership.
 
 	needResult := s.w.IsRegistered(id)
 	if needResult || !noSideEffect(&raftReq) {
-		if !needResult && raftReq.Txn != nil {
-			removeNeedlessRangeReqs(raftReq.Txn)
-		}
 		ar = s.applyInternalRaftRequest(&raftReq, shouldApplyV3)
 	}
 
@@ -2041,24 +2038,6 @@ func noSideEffect(r *pb.InternalRaftRequest) bool {
 	return r.Range != nil || r.AuthUserGet != nil || r.AuthRoleGet != nil || r.AuthStatus != nil
 }
 
-func removeNeedlessRangeReqs(txn *pb.TxnRequest) {
-	f := func(ops []*pb.RequestOp) []*pb.RequestOp {
-		j := 0
-		for i := 0; i < len(ops); i++ {
-			if _, ok := ops[i].Request.(*pb.RequestOp_RequestRange); ok {
-				continue
-			}
-			ops[j] = ops[i]
-			j++
-		}
-
-		return ops[:j]
-	}
-
-	txn.Success = f(txn.Success)
-	txn.Failure = f(txn.Failure)
-}
-
 // applyConfChange applies a ConfChange to the server. It is only
 // invoked with a ConfChange that has already passed through Raft
 func (s *EtcdServer) applyConfChange(cc raftpb.ConfChange, confState *raftpb.ConfState, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) (bool, error) {