diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index d1de6378930c..b8171907c83b 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int ino,
 {
 	struct inode * inode;
 
-	WARN_ON(de && de->deleted);
-
 	if (de != NULL && !try_module_get(de->owner))
 		goto out_mod;