diff --git a/lfs3.c b/lfs3.c
index 62229c6d..cd848b93 100644
--- a/lfs3.c
+++ b/lfs3.c
@@ -16812,21 +16812,6 @@ int lfs3_trv_read(lfs3_t *lfs3, lfs3_trv_t *trv,
         return LFS3_ERR_BUSY;
     }
 
-    // check for pending grms every step, just in case some other
-    // operation introduced new grms
-    #ifndef LFS3_RDONLY
-    if (lfs3_t_ismkconsistent(trv->gc.t.h.flags)
-            && lfs3_grm_count(lfs3) > 0) {
-        uint32_t dirty = trv->gc.t.h.flags;
-        int err = lfs3_fs_fixgrm(lfs3);
-        if (err) {
-            return err;
-        }
-        // reset dirty flag
-        trv->gc.t.h.flags &= ~LFS3_t_DIRTY | dirty;
-    }
-    #endif
-
     // discard current block queue?
     if (lfs3_t_isstale(trv->gc.t.h.flags)) {
         trv->blocks[0] = -1;
diff --git a/tests/test_trvs.toml b/tests/test_trvs.toml
index c274f3e2..c249c202 100644
--- a/tests/test_trvs.toml
+++ b/tests/test_trvs.toml
@@ -7611,29 +7611,28 @@ code = '''
     lfs3_trv_read(&lfs3, &trv, &tinfo) => LFS3_ERR_NOENT;
     lfs3_trv_close(&lfs3, &trv) => 0;
 
-    // we should have cleaned up all grms/orphans
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[0] == 0);
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[1] == 0);
+    // we should have cleaned up all orphans (maybe not grms)
     assert(!(lfs3.flags & LFS3_I_MKCONSISTENT));
 
     // which means there shouldn't be that many files left
     assert(lfs3.mtree.r.weight <= (2 << lfs3.mbits));
-    assert(file1.b.h.mdir.r.weight <= 3);
-    assert(file2.b.h.mdir.r.weight <= 3);
+    assert(file1.b.h.mdir.r.weight <= 4);
+    assert(file2.b.h.mdir.r.weight <= 4);
 
     // and we should be marked as consistent
     lfs3_fs_stat(&lfs3, &fsinfo) => 0;
     assert(fsinfo.flags == (
             LFS3_IFDEF_YES_REVDBG(LFS3_I_REVDBG, 0)
                 | LFS3_IFDEF_YES_REVNOISE(LFS3_I_REVNOISE, 0)
-                | (((!LOOKAHEAD || ORPHANS > 0)
+                | ((ORPHANS > 0) ? LFS3_I_MKCONSISTENT : 0)
+                | (((!LOOKAHEAD || ORPHANS >= 100)
                         && (!GBMAP || ORPHANS >= 100))
                     ? LFS3_I_LOOKAHEAD
                     : 0)
                 | LFS3_I_COMPACT
                 // note ckdata implies ckmeta
-                | (((!CKMETA && !CKDATA) || ORPHANS > 0) ? LFS3_I_CKMETA : 0)
-                | ((!CKDATA || ORPHANS > 0) ? LFS3_I_CKDATA : 0)
+                | (((!CKMETA && !CKDATA) || ORPHANS >= 100) ? LFS3_I_CKMETA : 0)
+                | ((!CKDATA || ORPHANS >= 100) ? LFS3_I_CKDATA : 0)
                 | ((GBMAP) ? LFS3_IFDEF_GBMAP(LFS3_I_GBMAP, -1) : 0)));
 
     // check we can still read the files
@@ -7783,9 +7782,6 @@ code = '''
     lfs3_trv_read(&lfs3, &trv, &tinfo) => LFS3_ERR_NOENT;
     lfs3_trv_close(&lfs3, &trv) => 0;
 
-    // we should be able to clean up grms
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[0] == 0);
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[1] == 0);
     // if we introduce actual orphans, me _must not_ clear the orphan flag
     if (ORPHANS >= 3) {
         assert(lfs3.flags & LFS3_I_MKCONSISTENT);
@@ -7970,9 +7966,7 @@ code = '''
     lfs3_trv_read(&lfs3, &trv, &tinfo) => LFS3_ERR_NOENT;
     lfs3_trv_close(&lfs3, &trv) => 0;
 
-    // we should have cleaned up all grms/orphans
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[0] == 0);
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[1] == 0);
+    // we should have cleaned up all orphans (maybe not grms)
     assert(!(lfs3.flags & LFS3_I_MKCONSISTENT));
 
     // which means there shouldn't be that many files left
@@ -8155,9 +8149,7 @@ code = '''
     lfs3_trv_read(&lfs3, &trv, &tinfo) => LFS3_ERR_NOENT;
     lfs3_trv_close(&lfs3, &trv) => 0;
 
-    // we should have cleaned up all grms/orphans
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[0] == 0);
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[1] == 0);
+    // we should have cleaned up all orphans (maybe not grms)
     assert(!(lfs3.flags & LFS3_I_MKCONSISTENT));
 
     // which means there shouldn't be that many files left
@@ -8349,9 +8341,7 @@ code = '''
     lfs3_trv_read(&lfs3, &trv, &tinfo) => LFS3_ERR_NOENT;
     lfs3_trv_close(&lfs3, &trv) => 0;
 
-    // we should have cleaned up all grms/orphans
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[0] == 0);
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[1] == 0);
+    // we should have cleaned up all orphans (maybe not grms)
     assert(!(lfs3.flags & LFS3_I_MKCONSISTENT));
 
     // which means there shouldn't be that many files left
@@ -8543,9 +8533,7 @@ code = '''
     lfs3_trv_read(&lfs3, &trv, &tinfo) => LFS3_ERR_NOENT;
     lfs3_trv_close(&lfs3, &trv) => 0;
 
-    // we should have cleaned up all grms/orphans
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[0] == 0);
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[1] == 0);
+    // we should have cleaned up all orphans (maybe not grms)
     assert(!(lfs3.flags & LFS3_I_MKCONSISTENT));
 
     // which means there shouldn't be that many files left
@@ -8736,9 +8724,7 @@ code = '''
     }
     lfs3_trv_read(&lfs3, &trv, &tinfo) => LFS3_ERR_NOENT;
 
-    // we should have cleaned up all grms/orphans
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[0] == 0);
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[1] == 0);
+    // we should have cleaned up all orphans (maybe not grms)
     assert(!(lfs3.flags & LFS3_I_MKCONSISTENT));
 
     // which means there shouldn't be that many files left
@@ -8963,9 +8949,6 @@ code = '''
     lfs3_trv_read(&lfs3, &trv, &tinfo) => LFS3_ERR_NOENT;
     lfs3_trv_close(&lfs3, &trv) => 0;
 
-    // we should be able to clean up grms
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[0] == 0);
-    assert(lfs3.grm.queue[1] == 0);
     // if we introduce actual orphans, me _must not_ clear the orphan flag
     if (ORPHANS >= 3) {
         assert(lfs3.flags & LFS3_I_MKCONSISTENT);