diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_kern.c b/sys/vm/vm_kern.c
index 0a4a5b24682..93676b29f77 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_kern.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_kern.c
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ kmem_alloc(map, size)
 	vm_offset_t offset;
 	vm_offset_t i;
 
-	GIANT_REQUIRED;
-
 	size = round_page(size);
 
 	/*