diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
index 8cd12c469bb8..7bad5c457030 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
@@ -1152,10 +1152,6 @@ RetryFault:;
 				 */
 				pmap_copy_page(fs.m, fs.first_m);
 				fs.first_m->valid = VM_PAGE_BITS_ALL;
-				if ((fault_flags & VM_FAULT_WIRE) == 0) {
-					prot &= ~VM_PROT_WRITE;
-					fault_type &= ~VM_PROT_WRITE;
-				}
 				if (wired && (fault_flags &
 				    VM_FAULT_WIRE) == 0) {
 					vm_page_lock(fs.first_m);