diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 231569e1e2c8f..277a6cbe83db4 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ static void reuse_unused_kprobe(struct kprobe *ap)
 {
 	struct optimized_kprobe *op;
 
-	BUG_ON(!kprobe_unused(ap));
 	/*
 	 * Unused kprobe MUST be on the way of delayed unoptimizing (means
 	 * there is still a relative jump) and disabled.