diff --git a/net/can/j1939/transport.c b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
index 78f6a9110699..57d6aac7f435 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/transport.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
@@ -1087,10 +1087,6 @@ static bool j1939_session_deactivate(struct j1939_session *session)
 	bool active;
 
 	j1939_session_list_lock(priv);
-	/* This function should be called with a session ref-count of at
-	 * least 2.
-	 */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(kref_read(&session->kref) < 2);
 	active = j1939_session_deactivate_locked(session);
 	j1939_session_list_unlock(priv);