diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index 6b71d9f763c7..076555e8763f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -4317,21 +4317,9 @@ xfs_change_file_space(
 
 	xfs_itrace_entry(ip);
 
-	/*
-	 * must be a regular file and have write permission
-	 */
 	if (!S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode))
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 
-	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
-
-	if ((error = xfs_iaccess(ip, S_IWUSR, credp))) {
-		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
-		return error;
-	}
-
-	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
-
 	switch (bf->l_whence) {
 	case 0: /*SEEK_SET*/
 		break;