diff --git a/dvc/stage/__init__.py b/dvc/stage/__init__.py
index 3729b86d5..79800ea6c 100644
--- a/dvc/stage/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/stage/__init__.py
@@ -377,11 +377,7 @@ class Stage(params.StageParams):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _changed_entries(entries):
-        return [
-            str(entry)
-            for entry in entries
-            if entry.checksum and entry.changed_checksum()
-        ]
+        return [str(entry) for entry in entries if entry.changed_checksum()]
 
     def _changed_stage_entry(self):
         return f"'md5' of {self} changed."
diff --git a/tests/func/test_commit.py b/tests/func/test_commit.py
index 75f7dbe8a..944ade59a 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_commit.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_commit.py
@@ -70,3 +70,13 @@ def test_commit_changed_md5(tmp_dir, dvc):
         dvc.commit(stage.path)
 
     dvc.commit(stage.path, force=True)
+
+
+def test_commit_no_exec(tmp_dir, dvc):
+    tmp_dir.gen({"dep": "dep", "out": "out"})
+    stage = dvc.run(
+        name="my", cmd="mycmd", deps=["dep"], outs=["out"], no_exec=True
+    )
+    assert dvc.status(stage.path)
+    dvc.commit(stage.path, force=True)
+    assert dvc.status(stage.path) == {}