diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
index dafb0577b80..a6025514df3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ func (jm *Controller) syncJob(ctx context.Context, key string) (rErr error) {
 			}
 			jobCtx.podsWithDelayedDeletionPerIndex = getPodsWithDelayedDeletionPerIndex(logger, jobCtx)
 		}
-		if jobCtx.finishedCondition == nil && hasSuccessCriteriaMetCondition(jobCtx.job) == nil {
+		if jobCtx.finishedCondition == nil {
 			if msg, met := matchSuccessPolicy(logger, job.Spec.SuccessPolicy, *job.Spec.Completions, jobCtx.succeededIndexes); met {
 				jobCtx.finishedCondition = newCondition(batch.JobSuccessCriteriaMet, v1.ConditionTrue, batch.JobReasonSuccessPolicy, msg, jm.clock.Now())
 			}