diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/KafkaController.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/KafkaController.scala
index 146dfc8f4665d..24eb5924fdd00 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/KafkaController.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/KafkaController.scala
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ class KafkaController(val config: KafkaConfig,
     //    between the moment this broker started and right now when it becomes controller again.
     loadMinIsrForTopics(controllerContext.allTopics)
 
-    rearrangePartitionReplicaAssignmentForNewPartitions(controllerContext.allTopics.toSet, true)
+    rearrangePartitionReplicaAssignmentForNewPartitions(controllerContext.allTopics.toSet)
     registerPartitionModificationsHandlers(controllerContext.allTopics.toSeq)
     getReplicaAssignmentPolicyCompliant(controllerContext.allTopics.toSet).foreach {
       case (topicPartition, replicaAssignment) =>
@@ -968,15 +968,10 @@ class KafkaController(val config: KafkaConfig,
 
   // Rearrange partition and replica assignment for new topics that get assigned to
   // maintenance brokers that do not take new partitions
-  private def rearrangePartitionReplicaAssignmentForNewPartitions(topics: Set[String], onlyNewTopics: Boolean) {
+  private def rearrangePartitionReplicaAssignmentForNewPartitions(topicsToCheck: Set[String]) {
     try {
       val noNewPartitionBrokers = partitionUnassignableBrokerIds
       if (noNewPartitionBrokers.nonEmpty) {
-        val topicsToCheck = if (onlyNewTopics)
-          zkClient.getPartitionNodeNonExistsTopics(topics.toSet)
-        else
-          topics
-
         val topicsToBeRearranged = zkClient.getPartitionAssignmentForTopics(topicsToCheck.toSet).filter {
           case (topic, partitionMap) =>
             val existingAssignment = controllerContext.partitionAssignments.getOrElse(topic, mutable.Map.empty)
@@ -1705,7 +1700,7 @@ class KafkaController(val config: KafkaConfig,
     val newTopics = topics -- controllerContext.allTopics
     val deletedTopics = controllerContext.allTopics -- topics
     controllerContext.allTopics = topics
-    rearrangePartitionReplicaAssignmentForNewPartitions(newTopics, true)
+    rearrangePartitionReplicaAssignmentForNewPartitions(newTopics)
 
     registerPartitionModificationsHandlers(newTopics.toSeq)
     val addedPartitionReplicaAssignment = getReplicaAssignmentPolicyCompliant(newTopics)
@@ -1763,7 +1758,7 @@ class KafkaController(val config: KafkaConfig,
     }
 
     if (!isActive) return
-    rearrangePartitionReplicaAssignmentForNewPartitions(immutable.Set(topic), false)
+    rearrangePartitionReplicaAssignmentForNewPartitions(immutable.Set(topic))
     val partitionReplicaAssignment = zkClient.getReplicaAssignmentForTopics(immutable.Set(topic))
     val partitionsToBeAdded = partitionReplicaAssignment.filter { case (topicPartition, _) =>
       controllerContext.partitionReplicaAssignment(topicPartition).isEmpty