diff --git a/fs/orangefs/file.c b/fs/orangefs/file.c
index a5a2fe76568fbbfe3e4c720979457291d5d7dcdb..b094d3d79354af2196285404d5093cc02e169046 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/file.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/file.c
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ static ssize_t orangefs_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter
 	loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t rc = 0;
 
-	BUG_ON(iocb->private);
-
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_FILE_DEBUG, "orangefs_file_read_iter\n");
 
 	orangefs_stats.reads++;
@@ -416,8 +414,6 @@ static ssize_t orangefs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *ite
 	loff_t pos;
 	ssize_t rc;
 
-	BUG_ON(iocb->private);
-
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_FILE_DEBUG, "orangefs_file_write_iter\n");
 
 	inode_lock(file->f_mapping->host);