diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xloginsert.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xloginsert.c
index aa2783a2064..06d6a55bdcf 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xloginsert.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xloginsert.c
@@ -690,30 +690,22 @@ XLogRecordAssemble(RmgrId rmid, uint8 info,
 			 */
 			if (regbuf->flags & REGBUF_STANDARD)
 			{
-				if (PageIsNew(page))
+				/* Assume we can omit data between pd_lower and pd_upper */
+				uint16		lower = ((PageHeader) page)->pd_lower;
+				uint16		upper = ((PageHeader) page)->pd_upper;
+
+				if (lower >= SizeOfPageHeaderData &&
+					upper > lower &&
+					upper <= BLCKSZ)
 				{
-					bimg.hole_offset = 0;
-					cbimg.hole_length = BLCKSZ;
+					bimg.hole_offset = lower;
+					cbimg.hole_length = upper - lower;
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					/* Assume we can omit data between pd_lower and pd_upper */
-					uint16		lower = ((PageHeader) page)->pd_lower;
-					uint16		upper = ((PageHeader) page)->pd_upper;
-
-					if (lower >= SizeOfPageHeaderData &&
-						upper > lower &&
-						upper <= BLCKSZ)
-					{
-						bimg.hole_offset = lower;
-						cbimg.hole_length = upper - lower;
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						/* No "hole" to remove */
-						bimg.hole_offset = 0;
-						cbimg.hole_length = 0;
-					}
+					/* No "hole" to remove */
+					bimg.hole_offset = 0;
+					cbimg.hole_length = 0;
 				}
 			}
 			else