diff --git a/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c b/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
index 9fbbdea3d1d..973df997ea6 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ void kvm_notify_acked_irq(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned gsi)
 void kvm_register_irq_ack_notifier(struct kvm *kvm,
 				   struct kvm_irq_ack_notifier *kian)
 {
-	/* Must be called with in-kernel IRQ chip, otherwise it's nonsense */
-	ASSERT(irqchip_in_kernel(kvm));
-	ASSERT(kian);
 	hlist_add_head(&kian->link, &kvm->arch.irq_ack_notifier_list);
 }