diff --git a/net/can/j1939/transport.c b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
index 5c722b55fe237f..fce9b9ebf13f66 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/transport.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
@@ -1092,10 +1092,6 @@ 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);