diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index df52c6b012..bdffadcdaa 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -7214,7 +7214,6 @@ static void bdrv_detach_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs)
     if (bs->quiesce_counter) {
         aio_enable_external(bs->aio_context);
     }
-    assert_bdrv_graph_writable(bs);
     bs->aio_context = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -7228,7 +7227,6 @@ static void bdrv_attach_aio_context(BlockDriverState *bs,
         aio_disable_external(new_context);
     }
 
-    assert_bdrv_graph_writable(bs);
     bs->aio_context = new_context;
 
     if (bs->drv && bs->drv->bdrv_attach_aio_context) {
@@ -7309,7 +7307,6 @@ static void bdrv_set_aio_context_commit(void *opaque)
     BlockDriverState *bs = (BlockDriverState *) state->bs;
     AioContext *new_context = state->new_ctx;
     AioContext *old_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
-    assert_bdrv_graph_writable(bs);
 
     /*
      * Take the old AioContex when detaching it from bs.