diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
index 93ef1c06227e..341ceab8338d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
-#include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
@@ -623,11 +622,11 @@ static int batadv_v_neigh_cmp(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh1,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	ifinfo1 = batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(neigh1, if_outgoing1);
-	if (WARN_ON(!ifinfo1))
+	if (!ifinfo1)
 		goto err_ifinfo1;
 
 	ifinfo2 = batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(neigh2, if_outgoing2);
-	if (WARN_ON(!ifinfo2))
+	if (!ifinfo2)
 		goto err_ifinfo2;
 
 	ret = ifinfo1->bat_v.throughput - ifinfo2->bat_v.throughput;
@@ -649,11 +648,11 @@ static bool batadv_v_neigh_is_sob(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh1,
 	bool ret = false;
 
 	ifinfo1 = batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(neigh1, if_outgoing1);
-	if (WARN_ON(!ifinfo1))
+	if (!ifinfo1)
 		goto err_ifinfo1;
 
 	ifinfo2 = batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(neigh2, if_outgoing2);
-	if (WARN_ON(!ifinfo2))
+	if (!ifinfo2)
 		goto err_ifinfo2;
 
 	threshold = ifinfo1->bat_v.throughput / 4;