diff --git a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_dir.c b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_dir.c
index 4b1f4a883..de145a677 100644
--- a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_dir.c
+++ b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_dir.c
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ zfs_dd_lookup(znode_t *dzp, znode_t **zpp)
 	uint64_t parent;
 	int error;
 
+#ifdef ZFS_DEBUG
 	if (zfsvfs->z_replay == B_FALSE)
 		ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(ZTOV(dzp), __func__);
-	ASSERT(RRM_READ_HELD(&zfsvfs->z_teardown_lock));
-
+#endif
 	if (dzp->z_unlinked)
 		return (ENOENT);
 
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ zfs_dirlook(znode_t *dzp, const char *name, znode_t **zpp)
 #ifdef ZFS_DEBUG
 	if (zfsvfs->z_replay == B_FALSE)
 		ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(ZTOV(dzp), __func__);
-	ASSERT(RRM_READ_HELD(&zfsvfs->z_teardown_lock));
 #endif
 	if (dzp->z_unlinked)
 		return (SET_ERROR(ENOENT));