diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
index 2e45fd9..bfb28fa 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@
 	loff_t offset = data->args.offset;
 	u32 j, idx;
 	struct nfs_fh *fh;
-	int status;
 
 	dprintk("--> %s ino %lu pgbase %u req %Zu@%llu\n",
 		__func__, hdr->inode->i_ino,
@@ -538,9 +537,8 @@
 	data->mds_offset = offset;
 
 	/* Perform an asynchronous read to ds */
-	status = nfs_initiate_read(ds->ds_clp->cl_rpcclient, data,
+	nfs_initiate_read(ds->ds_clp->cl_rpcclient, data,
 				  &filelayout_read_call_ops, RPC_TASK_SOFTCONN);
-	BUG_ON(status != 0);
 	return PNFS_ATTEMPTED;
 }
 
@@ -554,7 +552,6 @@
 	loff_t offset = data->args.offset;
 	u32 j, idx;
 	struct nfs_fh *fh;
-	int status;
 
 	/* Retrieve the correct rpc_client for the byte range */
 	j = nfs4_fl_calc_j_index(lseg, offset);
@@ -579,10 +576,9 @@
 	data->args.offset = filelayout_get_dserver_offset(lseg, offset);
 
 	/* Perform an asynchronous write */
-	status = nfs_initiate_write(ds->ds_clp->cl_rpcclient, data,
+	nfs_initiate_write(ds->ds_clp->cl_rpcclient, data,
 				    &filelayout_write_call_ops, sync,
 				    RPC_TASK_SOFTCONN);
-	BUG_ON(status != 0);
 	return PNFS_ATTEMPTED;
 }
 
@@ -909,7 +905,7 @@
 filelayout_pg_init_read(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 			struct nfs_page *req)
 {
-	BUG_ON(pgio->pg_lseg != NULL);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(pgio->pg_lseg != NULL);
 
 	if (req->wb_offset != req->wb_pgbase) {
 		/*
@@ -939,7 +935,7 @@
 	struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
 	int status;
 
-	BUG_ON(pgio->pg_lseg != NULL);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(pgio->pg_lseg != NULL);
 
 	if (req->wb_offset != req->wb_pgbase)
 		goto out_mds;
@@ -1187,7 +1183,6 @@
 	 */
 	for (i = 0, b = cinfo->ds->buckets; i < cinfo->ds->nbuckets; i++, b++) {
 		if (transfer_commit_list(&b->written, dst, cinfo, 0)) {
-			BUG_ON(!list_empty(&b->written));
 			pnfs_put_lseg(b->wlseg);
 			b->wlseg = NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayoutdev.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayoutdev.c
index a8eaa9b..93e2530 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayoutdev.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayoutdev.c
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@
 	dprintk("--> %s DS %s au_flavor %d\n", __func__, ds->ds_remotestr,
 		mds_srv->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient->cl_auth->au_flavor);
 
-	BUG_ON(list_empty(&ds->ds_addrs));
-
 	list_for_each_entry(da, &ds->ds_addrs, da_node) {
 		dprintk("%s: DS %s: trying address %s\n",
 			__func__, ds->ds_remotestr, da->da_remotestr);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index dcbc9b2..e7165d9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -634,7 +634,6 @@
 
 	dprintk("--> %s\n", __func__);
 
-	BUG_ON(ctx == NULL);
 	lgp = kzalloc(sizeof(*lgp), gfp_flags);
 	if (lgp == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -1115,7 +1114,6 @@
 		 * chance of a CB_LAYOUTRECALL(FILE) coming in.
 		 */
 		spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&lo->plh_layouts));
 		list_add_tail(&lo->plh_layouts, &server->layouts);
 		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 	}
@@ -1211,7 +1209,7 @@
 {
 	u64 rd_size = req->wb_bytes;
 
-	BUG_ON(pgio->pg_lseg != NULL);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(pgio->pg_lseg != NULL);
 
 	if (req->wb_offset != req->wb_pgbase) {
 		nfs_pageio_reset_read_mds(pgio);
@@ -1240,7 +1238,7 @@
 pnfs_generic_pg_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 			   struct nfs_page *req, u64 wb_size)
 {
-	BUG_ON(pgio->pg_lseg != NULL);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(pgio->pg_lseg != NULL);
 
 	if (req->wb_offset != req->wb_pgbase) {
 		nfs_pageio_reset_write_mds(pgio);