diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
index 89ff0e4b4bc70f3749939876e1b47255add3c412..87d8dc8f51b96e71ec1d78193e73e2f31a9cd8b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -2536,10 +2536,6 @@ void intel_guc_submission_enable(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 void intel_guc_submission_disable(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
-	struct intel_gt *gt = guc_to_gt(guc);
-
-	GEM_BUG_ON(gt->awake); /* GT should be parked first */
-
 	/* Note: By the time we're here, GuC may have already been reset */
 }