diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 1192bc7d2ee7..2c3c943bfcdc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -453,8 +453,6 @@ __tree_mod_log_insert(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, struct tree_mod_elem *tm)
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
 	struct tree_mod_elem *cur;
 
-	BUG_ON(!tm);
-
 	tm->seq = btrfs_inc_tree_mod_seq(fs_info);
 
 	tm_root = &fs_info->tree_mod_log;