diff --git a/io_uring/zcrx.c b/io_uring/zcrx.c
index ade4da9c4e31..67c518d22e0c 100644
--- a/io_uring/zcrx.c
+++ b/io_uring/zcrx.c
@@ -862,10 +862,7 @@ static int io_pp_zc_init(struct page_pool *pp)
 static void io_pp_zc_destroy(struct page_pool *pp)
 {
 	struct io_zcrx_ifq *ifq = io_pp_to_ifq(pp);
-	struct io_zcrx_area *area = ifq->area;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(area->free_count != area->nia.num_niovs))
-		return;
 	percpu_ref_put(&ifq->ctx->refs);
 }