diff --git a/lustre/llite/rw.c b/lustre/llite/rw.c
index 8af953fee721e74234dac6d926e3e0192593cb05..b33e23eaa0c4b3e8851b7a950664e1176effefaa 100644
--- a/lustre/llite/rw.c
+++ b/lustre/llite/rw.c
@@ -1403,7 +1403,6 @@ int ll_writepage(struct page *page)
         int rc = 0;
         ENTRY;
 
-        LASSERT(!PageDirty(page));
         LASSERT(PageLocked(page));
 
         exp = ll_i2dtexp(inode);