diff --git a/db/dbformat.cc b/db/dbformat.cc
index d6d9e713c..63bb354de 100644
--- a/db/dbformat.cc
+++ b/db/dbformat.cc
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ int InternalKeyComparator::Compare(const ParsedInternalKey& a,
       r = -1;
     } else if (a.sequence < b.sequence) {
       r = +1;
-    } else if (a.type == ValueType::kTypeDeletion && b.type == ValueType::kTypeDeletion && a.type > b.type) {
+    } else if (a.type > b.type) {
       r = -1;
-    } else if (a.type == ValueType::kTypeDeletion && b.type == ValueType::kTypeDeletion && a.type < b.type) {
+    } else if (a.type < b.type) {
       r = +1;
     }
   }