diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -1715,7 +1715,6 @@
 vm_page_iter_init(struct pctrie_iter *pages, vm_object_t object)
 {
 
-	VM_OBJECT_ASSERT_LOCKED(object);
 	vm_radix_iter_init(pages, &object->rtree);
 }
 
@@ -1729,7 +1728,6 @@
     vm_pindex_t limit)
 {
 
-	VM_OBJECT_ASSERT_LOCKED(object);
 	vm_radix_iter_limit_init(pages, &object->rtree, limit);
 }