diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c b/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
index 52231ac..90eb39e 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
@@ -470,13 +470,6 @@ heap_prune_chain(Relation relation, Buffer buffer, OffsetNumber rootoffnum,
 		ItemPointerSet(&(tup.t_self), BufferGetBlockNumber(buffer), offnum);

 		/*
-		 * Check the tuple XMIN against prior XMAX, if any
-		 */
-		if (TransactionIdIsValid(priorXmax) &&
-			!TransactionIdEquals(HeapTupleHeaderGetXmin(htup), priorXmax))
-			break;
-
-		/*
 		 * OK, this tuple is indeed a member of the chain.
 		 */
 		chainitems[nchain++] = offnum;