diff --git a/module/os/windows/zfs/zfs_vnops_windows.c b/module/os/windows/zfs/zfs_vnops_windows.c
index 5c80a505ee42..e9ec457b71c2 100644
--- a/module/os/windows/zfs/zfs_vnops_windows.c
+++ b/module/os/windows/zfs/zfs_vnops_windows.c
@@ -3163,13 +3163,10 @@ delete_reparse_point(PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject, PIRP Irp,
 	fuid_dirtied = zfsvfs->z_fuid_dirty;
 
 	dmu_tx_hold_zap(tx, dzp->z_id, FALSE, NULL); // name
-	dmu_tx_hold_sa(tx, zp->z_sa_hdl, B_FALSE);
+	dmu_tx_hold_sa(tx, zp->z_sa_hdl, B_TRUE);
 	zfs_sa_upgrade_txholds(tx, zp);
 	zfs_sa_upgrade_txholds(tx, dzp);
 
-	dmu_tx_hold_free(tx, zp->z_id, 0, DMU_OBJECT_END);
-	dmu_tx_mark_netfree(tx);
-
 	error = dmu_tx_assign(tx, TXG_WAIT);
 	if (error) {
 		dmu_tx_abort(tx);