diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_mac.c b/sys/kern/kern_mac.c
index b99c64496302..bb2e3ef78b4c 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_mac.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_mac.c
@@ -3014,8 +3014,6 @@ mac_check_system_reboot(struct ucred *cred, int howto)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "mac_check_system_reboot");
-
 	if (!mac_enforce_system)
 		return (0);
 
diff --git a/sys/security/mac/mac_framework.c b/sys/security/mac/mac_framework.c
index b99c64496302..bb2e3ef78b4c 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac/mac_framework.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac/mac_framework.c
@@ -3014,8 +3014,6 @@ mac_check_system_reboot(struct ucred *cred, int howto)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "mac_check_system_reboot");
-
 	if (!mac_enforce_system)
 		return (0);
 
diff --git a/sys/security/mac/mac_internal.h b/sys/security/mac/mac_internal.h
index b99c64496302..bb2e3ef78b4c 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac/mac_internal.h
+++ b/sys/security/mac/mac_internal.h
@@ -3014,8 +3014,6 @@ mac_check_system_reboot(struct ucred *cred, int howto)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "mac_check_system_reboot");
-
 	if (!mac_enforce_system)
 		return (0);
 
diff --git a/sys/security/mac/mac_net.c b/sys/security/mac/mac_net.c
index b99c64496302..bb2e3ef78b4c 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac/mac_net.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac/mac_net.c
@@ -3014,8 +3014,6 @@ mac_check_system_reboot(struct ucred *cred, int howto)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "mac_check_system_reboot");
-
 	if (!mac_enforce_system)
 		return (0);
 
diff --git a/sys/security/mac/mac_pipe.c b/sys/security/mac/mac_pipe.c
index b99c64496302..bb2e3ef78b4c 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac/mac_pipe.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac/mac_pipe.c
@@ -3014,8 +3014,6 @@ mac_check_system_reboot(struct ucred *cred, int howto)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "mac_check_system_reboot");
-
 	if (!mac_enforce_system)
 		return (0);
 
diff --git a/sys/security/mac/mac_process.c b/sys/security/mac/mac_process.c
index b99c64496302..bb2e3ef78b4c 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac/mac_process.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac/mac_process.c
@@ -3014,8 +3014,6 @@ mac_check_system_reboot(struct ucred *cred, int howto)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "mac_check_system_reboot");
-
 	if (!mac_enforce_system)
 		return (0);
 
diff --git a/sys/security/mac/mac_syscalls.c b/sys/security/mac/mac_syscalls.c
index b99c64496302..bb2e3ef78b4c 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac/mac_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac/mac_syscalls.c
@@ -3014,8 +3014,6 @@ mac_check_system_reboot(struct ucred *cred, int howto)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "mac_check_system_reboot");
-
 	if (!mac_enforce_system)
 		return (0);
 
diff --git a/sys/security/mac/mac_system.c b/sys/security/mac/mac_system.c
index b99c64496302..bb2e3ef78b4c 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac/mac_system.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac/mac_system.c
@@ -3014,8 +3014,6 @@ mac_check_system_reboot(struct ucred *cred, int howto)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "mac_check_system_reboot");
-
 	if (!mac_enforce_system)
 		return (0);
 
diff --git a/sys/security/mac/mac_vfs.c b/sys/security/mac/mac_vfs.c
index b99c64496302..bb2e3ef78b4c 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac/mac_vfs.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac/mac_vfs.c
@@ -3014,8 +3014,6 @@ mac_check_system_reboot(struct ucred *cred, int howto)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "mac_check_system_reboot");
-
 	if (!mac_enforce_system)
 		return (0);