diff --git a/include/linux/quotaops.h b/include/linux/quotaops.h
index 11a4becff3a983..cb5e4c11e50380 100644
--- a/include/linux/quotaops.h
+++ b/include/linux/quotaops.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static inline struct dquot *dqgrab(struct dquot *dquot)
 {
 	/* Make sure someone else has active reference to dquot */
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count));
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!test_bit(DQ_ACTIVE_B, &dquot->dq_flags));
 	atomic_inc(&dquot->dq_count);
 	return dquot;
 }