diff --git a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
index 806843769a1..d27af465432 100644
--- a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include <sys/vnode.h>
 
 static struct vop_vector devfs_vnodeops;
+static struct vop_vector devfs_specops;
 static struct fileops devfs_ops_f;
 
 #include <fs/devfs/devfs.h>
@@ -1862,7 +1863,7 @@ static struct vop_vector devfs_vnodeops = {
 	.vop_vptocnp =		devfs_vptocnp,
 };
 
-struct vop_vector devfs_specops = {
+static struct vop_vector devfs_specops = {
 	.vop_default =		&default_vnodeops,
 
 	.vop_access =		devfs_access,
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 3c189d1a2df..262a3a69cb0 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -2709,10 +2709,6 @@ loop:
 		 * If FORCECLOSE is set, forcibly close the vnode.
 		 */
 		if (vp->v_usecount == 0 || (flags & FORCECLOSE)) {
-			VNASSERT(vp->v_usecount == 0 ||
-			    vp->v_op != &devfs_specops ||
-			    (vp->v_type != VCHR && vp->v_type != VBLK), vp,
-			    ("device VNODE %p is FORCECLOSED", vp));
 			vgonel(vp);
 		} else {
 			busy++;
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index 41b610b5bd5..9a8f8e99bc7 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -827,7 +827,6 @@ void vnode_destroy_vobject(struct vnode *vp);
 extern struct vop_vector fifo_specops;
 extern struct vop_vector dead_vnodeops;
 extern struct vop_vector default_vnodeops;
-extern struct vop_vector devfs_specops;
 
 #define VOP_PANIC	((void*)(uintptr_t)vop_panic)
 #define VOP_NULL	((void*)(uintptr_t)vop_null)