diff --git a/lustre/ptlrpc/import.c b/lustre/ptlrpc/import.c
index e65d1457a0e2c310ea10089325df34e8d568f88d..8d60653d6ee0053220e52a018147bd808d099deb 100644
--- a/lustre/ptlrpc/import.c
+++ b/lustre/ptlrpc/import.c
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ void ptlrpc_invalidate_import(struct obd_import *imp)
                         DEBUG_REQ(D_ERROR, req, "still on delayed list");
                 }
                 spin_unlock(&imp->imp_lock);
-                LASSERT(atomic_read(&imp->imp_inflight) == 0);
         }
 
   out: