diff --git a/module/zfs/dnode.c b/module/zfs/dnode.c
index 9bca72d53..f03e88eb9 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dnode.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dnode.c
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ dnode_create(objset_t *os, dnode_phys_t *dnp, dmu_buf_impl_t *db,
 	dnode_t *dn;
 
 	dn = kmem_cache_alloc(dnode_cache, KM_SLEEP);
-	ASSERT(!POINTER_IS_VALID(dn->dn_objset));
 	dn->dn_moved = 0;
 
 	/*