diff --git a/db/flush_job.cc b/db/flush_job.cc
index 9ce20b2b4..3a258a57e 100644
--- a/db/flush_job.cc
+++ b/db/flush_job.cc
@@ -577,12 +577,9 @@ Status FlushJob::MemPurge() {
         }
         new_mem->SetID(new_mem_id);
         cfd_->imm()->AddMemPurgeOutputID(new_mem_id);
-        cfd_->imm()->Add(new_mem,
-                         &job_context_->memtables_to_free,
-                         false /* -> trigger_flush=false:
-                                * adding this memtable
-                                * will not trigger a flush.
-                                */);
+        // This addition will not trigger another flush, because
+        // we do not call SchedulePendingFlush().
+        cfd_->imm()->Add(new_mem, &job_context_->memtables_to_free);
         new_mem_capacity = (new_mem->ApproximateMemoryUsage()) * 1.0 /
                            mutable_cf_options_.write_buffer_size;
         new_mem->Ref();
diff --git a/db/memtable_list.cc b/db/memtable_list.cc
index 36bdd98f5..c35ebd5a5 100644
--- a/db/memtable_list.cc
+++ b/db/memtable_list.cc
@@ -539,8 +539,7 @@ Status MemTableList::TryInstallMemtableFlushResults(
 }
 
 // New memtables are inserted at the front of the list.
-void MemTableList::Add(MemTable* m, autovector<MemTable*>* to_delete,
-                       bool trigger_flush) {
+void MemTableList::Add(MemTable* m, autovector<MemTable*>* to_delete) {
   assert(static_cast<int>(current_->memlist_.size()) >= num_flush_not_started_);
   InstallNewVersion();
   // this method is used to move mutable memtable into an immutable list.
@@ -551,8 +550,7 @@ void MemTableList::Add(MemTable* m, autovector<MemTable*>* to_delete,
   current_->Add(m, to_delete);
   m->MarkImmutable();
   num_flush_not_started_++;
-
-  if (num_flush_not_started_ > 0 && trigger_flush) {
+  if (num_flush_not_started_ == 1) {
     imm_flush_needed.store(true, std::memory_order_release);
   }
   UpdateCachedValuesFromMemTableListVersion();
diff --git a/db/memtable_list.h b/db/memtable_list.h
index ada6469a1..9ae50e47f 100644
--- a/db/memtable_list.h
+++ b/db/memtable_list.h
@@ -275,8 +275,7 @@ class MemTableList {
   // By default, adding memtables will flag that the memtable list needs to be
   // flushed, but in certain situations, like after a mempurge, we may want to
   // avoid flushing the memtable list upon addition of a memtable.
-  void Add(MemTable* m, autovector<MemTable*>* to_delete,
-           bool trigger_flush = true);
+  void Add(MemTable* m, autovector<MemTable*>* to_delete);
 
   // Returns an estimate of the number of bytes of data in use.
   size_t ApproximateMemoryUsage();