diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 28c92b3098c0..a399b2fa8bc8 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -729,9 +729,6 @@ enum elv_merge blk_try_req_merge(struct request *req, struct request *next)
 static struct request *attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 				     struct request *req, struct request *next)
 {
-	if (!q->mq_ops)
-		lockdep_assert_held(q->queue_lock);
-
 	if (!rq_mergeable(req) || !rq_mergeable(next))
 		return NULL;