diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c
index d07ddbe..81eff8e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmast.c
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
 		     lock->ast_pending, lock->ml.type);
 		BUG();
 	}
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&lock->ast_list));
 	if (lock->ast_pending)
 		mlog(0, "lock has an ast getting flushed right now\n");