diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
index 9610fd69ecb..1d19b1cf9de 100644
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -3614,21 +3614,8 @@ if_delmulti(struct ifnet *ifp, struct sockaddr *sa)
 {
 	struct ifmultiaddr *ifma;
 	int lastref;
-#ifdef INVARIANTS
-	struct ifnet *oifp;
 
-	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
-
-	CK_STAILQ_FOREACH(oifp, &V_ifnet, if_link)
-		if (ifp == oifp)
-			break;
-	if (ifp != oifp)
-		ifp = NULL;
-
-	KASSERT(ifp != NULL, ("%s: ifnet went away", __func__));
-#endif
-	if (ifp == NULL)
-		return (ENOENT);
+	KASSERT(ifp, ("%s: NULL ifp", __func__));
 
 	IF_ADDR_WLOCK(ifp);
 	lastref = 0;