diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 61b0931c8ad145..79c1e534859336 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -671,9 +671,7 @@ static void __del_reloc_root(struct btrfs_root *root)
 			RB_CLEAR_NODE(&node->rb_node);
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&rc->reloc_root_tree.lock);
-		if (!node)
-			return;
-		BUG_ON((struct btrfs_root *)node->data != root);
+		ASSERT(!node || (struct btrfs_root *)node->data == root);
 	}
 
 	/*