"ASSERT FAILED: disk is %s during detach\n",
                                drbd_disk_str(mdev->state.disk));
 
-               if (!drbd_send_state(mdev))
-                       dev_info(DEV, "Notified peer that I am detaching my disk\n");
-
+               drbd_send_state(mdev);
                drbd_rs_cancel_all(mdev);
 
                /* In case we want to get something to stable storage still,
                 mdev->rs_failed = 0;
                 atomic_set(&mdev->rs_pending_cnt, 0);
 
-               if (!drbd_send_state(mdev))
-                       dev_info(DEV, "Notified peer that I'm now diskless.\n");
+               drbd_send_state(mdev);
                /* corresponding get_ldev in __drbd_set_state
                 * this may finally trigger drbd_ldev_destroy. */
                put_ldev(mdev);