diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
index 8d3843d74098..c213a2e56e55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ int zd_ioread16(struct zd_chip *chip, zd_addr_t addr, u16 *value)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	ZD_ASSERT(!mutex_is_locked(&chip->mutex));
 	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	r = zd_ioread16_locked(chip, value, addr);
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@ int zd_ioread32(struct zd_chip *chip, zd_addr_t addr, u32 *value)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	ZD_ASSERT(!mutex_is_locked(&chip->mutex));
 	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	r = zd_ioread32_locked(chip, value, addr);
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
@@ -271,7 +269,6 @@ int zd_iowrite16(struct zd_chip *chip, zd_addr_t addr, u16 value)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	ZD_ASSERT(!mutex_is_locked(&chip->mutex));
 	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	r = zd_iowrite16_locked(chip, value, addr);
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
@@ -282,7 +279,6 @@ int zd_iowrite32(struct zd_chip *chip, zd_addr_t addr, u32 value)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	ZD_ASSERT(!mutex_is_locked(&chip->mutex));
 	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	r = zd_iowrite32_locked(chip, value, addr);
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
@@ -294,7 +290,6 @@ int zd_ioread32v(struct zd_chip *chip, const zd_addr_t *addresses,
 {
 	int r;
 
-	ZD_ASSERT(!mutex_is_locked(&chip->mutex));
 	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	r = zd_ioread32v_locked(chip, values, addresses, count);
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
@@ -306,7 +301,6 @@ int zd_iowrite32a(struct zd_chip *chip, const struct zd_ioreq32 *ioreqs,
 {
 	int r;
 
-	ZD_ASSERT(!mutex_is_locked(&chip->mutex));
 	mutex_lock(&chip->mutex);
 	r = zd_iowrite32a_locked(chip, ioreqs, count);
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);