diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 399b9c5182d5..324df36d28bf 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -2544,26 +2544,6 @@ setup_nodes_for_search(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void key_search_validate(struct extent_buffer *b,
-				const struct btrfs_key *key,
-				int level)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_BTRFS_ASSERT
-	struct btrfs_disk_key disk_key;
-
-	btrfs_cpu_key_to_disk(&disk_key, key);
-
-	if (level == 0)
-		ASSERT(!memcmp_extent_buffer(b, &disk_key,
-		    offsetof(struct btrfs_leaf, items[0].key),
-		    sizeof(disk_key)));
-	else
-		ASSERT(!memcmp_extent_buffer(b, &disk_key,
-		    offsetof(struct btrfs_node, ptrs[0].key),
-		    sizeof(disk_key)));
-#endif
-}
-
 static int key_search(struct extent_buffer *b, const struct btrfs_key *key,
 		      int level, int *prev_cmp, int *slot)
 {
@@ -2572,7 +2552,6 @@ static int key_search(struct extent_buffer *b, const struct btrfs_key *key,
 		return *prev_cmp;
 	}
 
-	key_search_validate(b, key, level);
 	*slot = 0;
 
 	return 0;