diff --git a/fs/afs/callback.c b/fs/afs/callback.c
index 6cdd7047c809..2dca8df1a18d 100644
--- a/fs/afs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/afs/callback.c
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ void afs_break_callbacks(struct afs_server *server, size_t count,
 	_enter("%p,%zu,", server, count);
 
 	ASSERT(server != NULL);
-	ASSERTCMP(count, <=, AFSCBMAX);
 
 	/* TODO: Sort the callback break list by volume ID */