diff --git a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs.h b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs.h
index bbe72abf5f07..14c92e602c4a 100644
--- a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs.h
+++ b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs.h
@@ -309,19 +309,10 @@ LIST_HEAD(tmpfs_node_list, tmpfs_node);
 #define TMPFS_ASSERT_LOCKED(node) do {					\
 		MPASS(node != NULL);					\
 		MPASS(node->tn_vnode != NULL);				\
-		if (!VOP_ISLOCKED(node->tn_vnode) &&			\
-		    !mtx_owned(TMPFS_NODE_MTX(node)))			\
-			panic("tmpfs: node is not locked: %p", node);	\
-	} while (0)
-#define TMPFS_ASSERT_ELOCKED(node) do {					\
-		MPASS((node) != NULL);					\
-		MPASS((node)->tn_vnode != NULL);			\
-		mtx_assert(TMPFS_NODE_MTX(node), MA_OWNED);		\
-		ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED((node)->tn_vnode, "tmpfs");		\
+		ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(node->tn_vnode, "tmpfs assert");	\
 	} while (0)
 #else
 #define TMPFS_ASSERT_LOCKED(node) (void)0
-#define TMPFS_ASSERT_ELOCKED(node) (void)0
 #endif
 
 #define TMPFS_VNODE_ALLOCATING	1
diff --git a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c
index 3fb43fc97d75..0cbedeffc291 100644
--- a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ tmpfs_alloc_file(struct vnode *dvp, struct vnode **vpp, struct vattr *vap,
 	struct tmpfs_node *node;
 	struct tmpfs_node *parent;
 
-	MPASS(VOP_ISLOCKED(dvp));
+	ASSERT_VOP_ELOCKED(dvp, "tmpfs_alloc_file");
 	MPASS(cnp->cn_flags & HASBUF);
 
 	tmp = VFS_TO_TMPFS(dvp->v_mount);
diff --git a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_vnops.c
index 812a4356394c..1b498de4539a 100644
--- a/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/tmpfs/tmpfs_vnops.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,6 @@ tmpfs_rmdir(struct vop_rmdir_args *v)
 
 	/* No vnode should be allocated for this entry from this point */
 	TMPFS_NODE_LOCK(node);
-	TMPFS_ASSERT_ELOCKED(node);
 	node->tn_links--;
 	node->tn_dir.tn_parent = NULL;
 	node->tn_status |= TMPFS_NODE_ACCESSED | TMPFS_NODE_CHANGED |
@@ -1120,7 +1119,6 @@ tmpfs_rmdir(struct vop_rmdir_args *v)
 	TMPFS_NODE_UNLOCK(node);
 
 	TMPFS_NODE_LOCK(dnode);
-	TMPFS_ASSERT_ELOCKED(dnode);
 	dnode->tn_links--;
 	dnode->tn_status |= TMPFS_NODE_ACCESSED | TMPFS_NODE_CHANGED |
 	    TMPFS_NODE_MODIFIED;
@@ -1274,7 +1272,6 @@ tmpfs_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *v)
 	cache_purge(vp);
 
 	TMPFS_NODE_LOCK(node);
-	TMPFS_ASSERT_ELOCKED(node);
 	tmpfs_free_vp(vp);
 
 	/* If the node referenced by this vnode was deleted by the user,