diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/extents.c b/fs/hfsplus/extents.c
index c95a2f0ed4a7..fad1c250f150 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/extents.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/extents.c
@@ -342,9 +342,6 @@ static int hfsplus_free_extents(struct super_block *sb,
 	int i;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	/* Mapping the allocation file may lock the extent tree */
-	WARN_ON(mutex_is_locked(&HFSPLUS_SB(sb)->ext_tree->tree_lock));
-
 	hfsplus_dump_extent(extent);
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; extent++, i++) {
 		count = be32_to_cpu(extent->block_count);