diff --git a/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c b/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
index 89e6af2b980..9f236a475c2 100644
--- a/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
@@ -531,8 +531,6 @@ spec_strategy(ap)
 {
 	static int once;
 
-	KASSERT(ap->a_vp == ap->a_bp->b_vp, ("%s(%p != %p)",
-	    __func__, ap->a_vp, ap->a_bp->b_vp));
 	if (!once) {
 		vprint("VOP_STRATEGY on VCHR", ap->a_vp);
 		backtrace();