diff --git a/contrib/bloom/blinsert.c b/contrib/bloom/blinsert.c
index 0946aa2..c9c7049 100644
--- a/contrib/bloom/blinsert.c
+++ b/contrib/bloom/blinsert.c
@@ -164,13 +164,12 @@ blbuildempty(Relation index)
 	metapage = (Page) palloc(BLCKSZ);
 	BloomFillMetapage(index, metapage);
 
-	/* Write the page.  If archiving/streaming, XLOG it. */
+	/* Write the page and log it. */
 	PageSetChecksumInplace(metapage, BLOOM_METAPAGE_BLKNO);
 	smgrwrite(index->rd_smgr, INIT_FORKNUM, BLOOM_METAPAGE_BLKNO,
 			  (char *) metapage, true);
-	if (XLogIsNeeded())
-		log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
-					BLOOM_METAPAGE_BLKNO, metapage, false);
+	log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
+				BLOOM_METAPAGE_BLKNO, metapage, false);
 
 	/*
 	 * An immediate sync is required even if we xlog'd the page, because the
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c
index 128744c..624aa84 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtree.c
@@ -242,13 +242,12 @@ btbuildempty(Relation index)
 	metapage = (Page) palloc(BLCKSZ);
 	_bt_initmetapage(metapage, P_NONE, 0);
 
-	/* Write the page.  If archiving/streaming, XLOG it. */
+	/* Write the page and log it */
 	PageSetChecksumInplace(metapage, BTREE_METAPAGE);
 	smgrwrite(index->rd_smgr, INIT_FORKNUM, BTREE_METAPAGE,
 			  (char *) metapage, true);
-	if (XLogIsNeeded())
-		log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
-					BTREE_METAPAGE, metapage, false);
+	log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
+				BTREE_METAPAGE, metapage, false);
 
 	/*
 	 * An immediate sync is required even if we xlog'd the page, because the
diff --git a/src/backend/access/spgist/spginsert.c b/src/backend/access/spgist/spginsert.c
index 01c8d21..8ac3b00 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/spgist/spginsert.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/spgist/spginsert.c
@@ -161,13 +161,12 @@ spgbuildempty(Relation index)
 	page = (Page) palloc(BLCKSZ);
 	SpGistInitMetapage(page);
 
-	/* Write the page.  If archiving/streaming, XLOG it. */
+	/* Write the page and log it. */
 	PageSetChecksumInplace(page, SPGIST_METAPAGE_BLKNO);
 	smgrwrite(index->rd_smgr, INIT_FORKNUM, SPGIST_METAPAGE_BLKNO,
 			  (char *) page, true);
-	if (XLogIsNeeded())
-		log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
-					SPGIST_METAPAGE_BLKNO, page, false);
+	log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
+				SPGIST_METAPAGE_BLKNO, page, false);
 
 	/* Likewise for the root page. */
 	SpGistInitPage(page, SPGIST_LEAF);
@@ -175,9 +174,8 @@ spgbuildempty(Relation index)
 	PageSetChecksumInplace(page, SPGIST_ROOT_BLKNO);
 	smgrwrite(index->rd_smgr, INIT_FORKNUM, SPGIST_ROOT_BLKNO,
 			  (char *) page, true);
-	if (XLogIsNeeded())
-		log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
-					SPGIST_ROOT_BLKNO, page, true);
+	log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
+				SPGIST_ROOT_BLKNO, page, true);
 
 	/* Likewise for the null-tuples root page. */
 	SpGistInitPage(page, SPGIST_LEAF | SPGIST_NULLS);
@@ -185,9 +183,8 @@ spgbuildempty(Relation index)
 	PageSetChecksumInplace(page, SPGIST_NULL_BLKNO);
 	smgrwrite(index->rd_smgr, INIT_FORKNUM, SPGIST_NULL_BLKNO,
 			  (char *) page, true);
-	if (XLogIsNeeded())
-		log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
-					SPGIST_NULL_BLKNO, page, true);
+	log_newpage(&index->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM,
+				SPGIST_NULL_BLKNO, page, true);
 
 	/*
 	 * An immediate sync is required even if we xlog'd the pages, because the
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/heap.c b/src/backend/catalog/heap.c
index 0cf7b9e..2497a1e 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/heap.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/heap.c
@@ -1380,8 +1380,7 @@ heap_create_init_fork(Relation rel)
 {
 	RelationOpenSmgr(rel);
 	smgrcreate(rel->rd_smgr, INIT_FORKNUM, false);
-	if (XLogIsNeeded())
-		log_smgrcreate(&rel->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM);
+	log_smgrcreate(&rel->rd_smgr->smgr_rnode.node, INIT_FORKNUM);
 	smgrimmedsync(rel->rd_smgr, INIT_FORKNUM);
 }