diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index a11e948593df02f1e0a3f6f84948be175e84b3bd..43dd88c7fcdc29ab089c5c4b4657d6919604cd8e 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -404,12 +404,6 @@ int folio_migrate_mapping(struct address_space *mapping,
 	newzone = folio_zone(newfolio);
 
 	xas_lock_irq(&xas);
-	if (folio_ref_count(folio) != expected_count ||
-	    xas_load(&xas) != folio) {
-		xas_unlock_irq(&xas);
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	}
-
 	if (!folio_ref_freeze(folio, expected_count)) {
 		xas_unlock_irq(&xas);
 		return -EAGAIN;