diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
index bc5abf4d10a05c88fc18482444d3e82f645f133b..5102419d2b4f5d5bef6a48207f21d1401df1ae99 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import static org.apache.pulsar.broker.service.persistent.PersistentTopic.MESSAG
 import com.google.common.collect.ComparisonChain;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -296,14 +297,14 @@ public class PersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers extends AbstractDispatcherMul
 
             }
 
-            if (hasMessagesToReplay()) {
+            Set<PositionImpl> messagesToReplayNow = getMessagesToReplayNow(messagesToRead);
+
+            if (!messagesToReplayNow.isEmpty()) {
                 if (havePendingReplayRead) {
                     log.debug("[{}] Skipping replay while awaiting previous read to complete", name);
                     return;
                 }
 
-                Set<PositionImpl> messagesToReplayNow = getMessagesToReplayNow(messagesToRead);
-
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                     log.debug("[{}] Schedule replay of {} messages for {} consumers", name, messagesToReplayNow.size(),
                             consumerList.size());
@@ -710,29 +711,14 @@ public class PersistentDispatcherMultipleConsumers extends AbstractDispatcherMul
         return delayedDeliveryTracker.get().addMessage(ledgerId, entryId, msgMetadata.getDeliverAtTime());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns whether we have any message that could be immediately replayed.
-     * This could be a message that was requested to be re-delivered or a delayed
-     * delivery.
-     */
-    private boolean hasMessagesToReplay() {
-        if (!messagesToRedeliver.isEmpty()) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (delayedDeliveryTracker.isPresent() && delayedDeliveryTracker.get().hasMessageAvailable()) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
     private synchronized Set<PositionImpl> getMessagesToReplayNow(int maxMessagesToRead) {
         if (!messagesToRedeliver.isEmpty()) {
             return messagesToRedeliver.items(maxMessagesToRead,
                     (ledgerId, entryId) -> new PositionImpl(ledgerId, entryId));
-        } else {
+        } else if (delayedDeliveryTracker.isPresent()) {
             return delayedDeliveryTracker.get().getScheduledMessages(maxMessagesToRead);
+        } else {
+            return Collections.emptySet();
         }
     }