diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 7e3b9b01431e5..3f8b6da092611 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -605,7 +605,6 @@ xfs_bmap_btree_to_extents(
 
 	ASSERT(cur);
 	ASSERT(whichfork != XFS_COW_FORK);
-	ASSERT(!xfs_need_iread_extents(ifp));
 	ASSERT(ifp->if_format == XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE);
 	ASSERT(be16_to_cpu(rblock->bb_level) == 1);
 	ASSERT(be16_to_cpu(rblock->bb_numrecs) == 1);