diff --git a/artemis-journal/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/journal/impl/JournalImpl.java b/artemis-journal/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/journal/impl/JournalImpl.java
index ed6f38a2a4..8509db64ec 100644
--- a/artemis-journal/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/journal/impl/JournalImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-journal/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/journal/impl/JournalImpl.java
@@ -935,7 +935,6 @@ public class JournalImpl extends JournalBase implements TestableJournal, Journal
          throw ActiveMQJournalBundle.BUNDLE.recordLargerThanStoreMax(addRecordEncodeSize, maxRecordSize);
       }
 
-      final SimpleFuture<Boolean> result = newSyncAndCallbackResult(sync, callback);
       appendExecutor.execute(new Runnable() {
          @Override
          public void run() {
@@ -952,12 +951,9 @@ public class JournalImpl extends JournalBase implements TestableJournal, Journal
                                   ", usedFile = " +
                                   usedFile);
                }
-               result.set(true);
             } catch (ActiveMQShutdownException e) {
-               result.fail(e);
                logger.error("appendAddRecord:" + e, e);
             } catch (Throwable e) {
-               result.fail(e);
                setErrorCondition(callback, null, e);
                logger.error("appendAddRecord::"  + e, e);
             } finally {
@@ -965,8 +961,6 @@ public class JournalImpl extends JournalBase implements TestableJournal, Journal
             }
          }
       });
-
-      result.get();
    }