diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index be1e56cbbf32..ed4ec48239b6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -5398,12 +5398,6 @@ int ext4_collapse_range(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 	/* Take mutex lock */
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
-	/* It's not possible punch hole on append only file */
-	if (IS_APPEND(inode) || IS_IMMUTABLE(inode)) {
-		ret = -EPERM;
-		goto out_mutex;
-	}
-
 	if (IS_SWAPFILE(inode)) {
 		ret = -ETXTBSY;
 		goto out_mutex;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index f023f0cb46fc..e2bba76f0d7b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3541,11 +3541,7 @@ int ext4_punch_hole(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t length)
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	/* It's not possible punch hole on append only file */
-	if (IS_APPEND(inode) || IS_IMMUTABLE(inode)) {
-		ret = -EPERM;
-		goto out_mutex;
-	}
+
 	if (IS_SWAPFILE(inode)) {
 		ret = -ETXTBSY;
 		goto out_mutex;