diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index fb8e86153fd09c50c78a6608bf7454aafd1e96e4..2207d2886f840e4c17d19f4e783cd6724a06e72c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -3763,9 +3763,6 @@ static void drbd_disconnect(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 
 	if (mdev->state.conn == C_STANDALONE)
 		return;
-	if (mdev->state.conn >= C_WF_CONNECTION)
-		dev_err(DEV, "ASSERT FAILED cstate = %s, expected < WFConnection\n",
-				drbd_conn_str(mdev->state.conn));
 
 	/* asender does not clean up anything. it must not interfere, either */
 	drbd_thread_stop(&mdev->asender);