diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
index de871834c4dc..55b4173bb7c8 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
@@ -264,17 +264,6 @@ RetryFault:;
 			&fs.entry, &fs.first_object, &fs.first_pindex, &prot, &wired);
 		if (result != KERN_SUCCESS)
 			return (result);
-
-		/*
-		 * If we don't COW now, on a user wire, the user will never
-		 * be able to write to the mapping.  If we don't make this
-		 * restriction, the bookkeeping would be nearly impossible.
-		 *
-		 * XXX The following assignment modifies the map without
-		 * holding a write lock on it.
-		 */
-		if ((fs.entry->protection & VM_PROT_WRITE) == 0)
-			fs.entry->max_protection &= ~VM_PROT_WRITE;
 	}
 
 	map_generation = fs.map->timestamp;