diff --git a/sys/netpfil/ipfw/ip_fw_table.c b/sys/netpfil/ipfw/ip_fw_table.c
index 673511ea5ecb..71c96b278d3e 100644
--- a/sys/netpfil/ipfw/ip_fw_table.c
+++ b/sys/netpfil/ipfw/ip_fw_table.c
@@ -3388,14 +3388,8 @@ ref_rule_objects(struct ip_fw_chain *ch, struct ip_fw *rule,
 		IPFW_UH_WUNLOCK(ch);
 		return (error);
 	}
-
 	IPFW_UH_WUNLOCK(ch);
 
-	found = pidx - oib;
-	KASSERT(found == ci->object_opcodes,
-	    ("refcount inconsistency: found: %d total: %d",
-	    found, ci->object_opcodes));
-
 	/* Perform auto-creation for non-existing objects */
 	if (numnew != 0)
 		error = create_objects_compat(ch, rule->cmd, oib, pidx, ti);