diff --git a/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c b/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c
index cb27e69c496bebf3541f8c2c302b5989e06957e0..2a747a5a45222e4e15ed2ba1c9f6418167d7c27c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c
+++ b/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,6 @@ static int _attempt_backfill(void)
 		}
 
 		if (!assoc_limit_stop &&
-		    !acct_policy_job_runnable_state(job_ptr) &&
 		    !acct_policy_job_runnable_pre_select(job_ptr)) {
 			continue;
 		}