diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/router.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/router.c
index 5a6086b0069c..5e8b0ba763e9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/router.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/router.c
@@ -1228,8 +1228,6 @@ lnet_router_checker(void *arg)
 
 	cfs_block_allsigs();
 
-	LASSERT(the_lnet.ln_rc_state == LNET_RC_STATE_RUNNING);
-
 	while (the_lnet.ln_rc_state == LNET_RC_STATE_RUNNING) {
 		__u64 version;
 		int cpt;
@@ -1287,8 +1285,6 @@ rescan:
 							 cfs_time_seconds(1));
 	}
 
-	LASSERT(the_lnet.ln_rc_state == LNET_RC_STATE_STOPPING);
-
 	lnet_prune_rc_data(1); /* wait for UNLINK */
 
 	the_lnet.ln_rc_state = LNET_RC_STATE_SHUTDOWN;