diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c b/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c
index 9c7bc1ca341a..3d35dad1de2c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ static bool __target_check_io_state(struct se_cmd *se_cmd,
 {
 	struct se_session *sess = se_cmd->se_sess;
 
-	assert_spin_locked(&sess->sess_cmd_lock);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
 	/*
 	 * If command already reached CMD_T_COMPLETE state within
 	 * target_complete_cmd() or CMD_T_FABRIC_STOP due to shutdown,
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index e6d51135d105..b00829995131 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -2966,9 +2966,6 @@ __transport_wait_for_tasks(struct se_cmd *cmd, bool fabric_stop,
 	__acquires(&cmd->t_state_lock)
 {
 
-	assert_spin_locked(&cmd->t_state_lock);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
-
 	if (fabric_stop)
 		cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_FABRIC_STOP;
 
@@ -3238,9 +3235,6 @@ static int __transport_check_aborted_status(struct se_cmd *cmd, int send_status)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	assert_spin_locked(&cmd->t_state_lock);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
-
 	if (!(cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_ABORTED))
 		return 0;
 	/*
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index b2111a212663..c5b71f9a229d 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt24
+-rt25
