diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index 6d562f18d3f8..12ff91d6f570 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ static void __btrfs_remove_delayed_item(struct btrfs_delayed_item *delayed_item)
 
 	delayed_root = delayed_node->root->fs_info->delayed_root;
 
-	BUG_ON(!delayed_root);
-
 	if (delayed_item->type == BTRFS_DELAYED_INSERTION_ITEM)
 		root = &delayed_node->ins_root;
 	else