diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index b5672e5fe649..9c67a961ba53 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ void dccp_req_err(struct sock *sk, u64 seq)
 	 * ICMPs are not backlogged, hence we cannot get an established
 	 * socket here.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON(req->sk);
-
 	if (!between48(seq, dccp_rsk(req)->dreq_iss, dccp_rsk(req)->dreq_gss)) {
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_OUTOFWINDOWICMPS);
 	} else {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 0b02ef773705..e7528b101e68 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -319,8 +319,6 @@ void tcp_req_err(struct sock *sk, u32 seq, bool abort)
 	/* ICMPs are not backlogged, hence we cannot get
 	 * an established socket here.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON(req->sk);
-
 	if (seq != tcp_rsk(req)->snt_isn) {
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_OUTOFWINDOWICMPS);
 	} else if (abort) {