diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 7465ef012e22..6266a706bff7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -1075,7 +1075,6 @@ static noinline int cow_file_range(struct btrfs_inode *inode,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (btrfs_is_free_space_inode(inode)) {
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}