diff --git a/src/blockstore/blockstore_heap.cpp b/src/blockstore/blockstore_heap.cpp
index 4574c668..e5f53808 100644
--- a/src/blockstore/blockstore_heap.cpp
+++ b/src/blockstore/blockstore_heap.cpp
@@ -334,19 +334,12 @@ corrupted_block:
                     block_num, block_offset, wr->size, sizeof(heap_entry_t));
                 goto corrupted_block;
             }
-            if (wr->is_garbage())
-            {
-                // Garbage collection is only performed when writing new entries into the block
-                // because it needs a fake LSN and modified blocks require consecutive modified LSNs
-                // That's why garbage entries may persist on disk
-                if (log_level > 5)
-                {
-                    fprintf(stderr, "Notice: skipping garbage entry %jx:%jx v%ju l%ju in metadata block %u at %u\n",
-                        wr->inode, wr->stripe, wr->version, wr->lsn, block_num, block_offset);
-                }
-                block_offset += wr->size;
-                continue;
-            }
+            // Garbage collection is only performed when writing new entries into the block
+            // because it needs a fake LSN and modified blocks require consecutive modified LSNs
+            // At the same time, further modifications _after_ putting new entries into the block,
+            // but _before_ writing it, may mark some entries in it as garbage. That's why garbage
+            // entries may still be present on disk.
+            wr->entry_type &= ~BS_HEAP_GARBAGE;
             if ((wr->entry_type & BS_HEAP_TYPE) < BS_HEAP_BIG_WRITE ||
                 (wr->entry_type & BS_HEAP_TYPE) > BS_HEAP_ROLLBACK ||
                 (wr->entry_type & ~(BS_HEAP_TYPE|BS_HEAP_STABLE)) ||
diff --git a/src/test/test_heap.cpp b/src/test/test_heap.cpp
index 5eed117c..706501fe 100644
--- a/src/test/test_heap.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test_heap.cpp
@@ -1893,7 +1893,8 @@ void test_big_intent_csums()
         heap.finish_recheck();
 
         auto mod = heap.get_recheck_modified_blocks();
-        assert(mod.size() == 0);
+        assert(mod.size() == 1);
+        assert(mod[0] == 0);
 
         // read object 1 - big_intent should be there
         object_id oid = { .inode = INODE_WITH_POOL(1, 1), .stripe = 0 };