diff --git a/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c b/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
index 0835822501a4..038872cdb7ea 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
@@ -512,14 +512,6 @@ in_pcballoc(struct socket *so, struct inpcbinfo *pcbinfo)
 	struct inpcb *inp;
 	int error;
 
-#ifdef INVARIANTS
-	if (pcbinfo == &V_tcbinfo) {
-		NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
-	} else {
-		INP_INFO_WLOCK_ASSERT(pcbinfo);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	error = 0;
 	inp = uma_zalloc(pcbinfo->ipi_zone, M_NOWAIT);
 	if (inp == NULL)