diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp
index 170496c1d2..f5645fb371 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.cpp
@@ -305,12 +305,6 @@ error_code _sys_lwcond_queue_wait(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 lwcond_id, u32 lwmutex_id
 
 				cond->waiters--;
 
-				if (mutex->signaled.try_dec())
-				{
-					ppu.gpr[3] = CELL_EDEADLK;
-					break;
-				}
-
 				ppu.gpr[3] = CELL_ETIMEDOUT;
 				break;
 			}