diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index a7dd6ba25e99..1b44a3356c14 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -1128,8 +1128,7 @@ int btrfs_dev_replace_cancel(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		up_write(&dev_replace->rwsem);
 
 		/* Scrub for replace must not be running in suspended state */
-		ret = btrfs_scrub_cancel(fs_info);
-		ASSERT(ret != -ENOTCONN);
+		btrfs_scrub_cancel(fs_info);
 
 		trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(trans)) {