diff --git a/fs/lustre/include/obd_class.h b/fs/lustre/include/obd_class.h
index 06dfcf9bbd9e..f8ae45b6e986 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/include/obd_class.h
+++ b/fs/lustre/include/obd_class.h
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static inline void class_export_rpc_inc(struct obd_export *exp)
 
 static inline void class_export_rpc_dec(struct obd_export *exp)
 {
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&exp->exp_rpc_count);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(exp)->exp_rpc_count) > 0);
 	atomic_dec(&(exp)->exp_rpc_count);
 	CDEBUG(D_INFO, "RPC PUTting export %p : new rpc_count %d\n",
 	       (exp), atomic_read(&(exp)->exp_rpc_count));
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static inline struct obd_export *class_export_lock_get(struct obd_export *exp,
 static inline void class_export_lock_put(struct obd_export *exp,
 					 struct ldlm_lock *lock)
 {
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&exp->exp_locks_count);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(exp)->exp_rpc_count) > 0);
 	atomic_dec(&(exp)->exp_locks_count);
 	__class_export_del_lock_ref(exp, lock);
 	CDEBUG(D_INFO, "lock PUTting export %p : new locks_count %d\n",
diff --git a/fs/lustre/ptlrpc/sec.c b/fs/lustre/ptlrpc/sec.c
index 7cd09ebe78db..576e6480cda8 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/ptlrpc/sec.c
+++ b/fs/lustre/ptlrpc/sec.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void sptlrpc_cli_ctx_put(struct ptlrpc_cli_ctx *ctx, int sync)
 	struct ptlrpc_sec *sec = ctx->cc_sec;
 
 	LASSERT(sec);
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&ctx->cc_refcount);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(ctx)->cc_refcount) > 0);
 
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ctx->cc_refcount))
 		return;
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ static void sec_cop_destroy_sec(struct ptlrpc_sec *sec)
 
 static void sptlrpc_sec_kill(struct ptlrpc_sec *sec)
 {
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&sec->ps_refcount);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(sec)->ps_refcount) > 0);
 
 	if (sec->ps_policy->sp_cops->kill_sec) {
 		sec->ps_policy->sp_cops->kill_sec(sec);
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ static struct ptlrpc_sec *sptlrpc_sec_get(struct ptlrpc_sec *sec)
 void sptlrpc_sec_put(struct ptlrpc_sec *sec)
 {
 	if (sec) {
-		LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&sec->ps_refcount);
+		LASSERT(atomic_read(&(sec)->ps_refcount) > 0);
 
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sec->ps_refcount)) {
 			sptlrpc_gc_del_sec(sec);
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static void sptlrpc_import_sec_install(struct obd_import *imp,
 {
 	struct ptlrpc_sec *old_sec;
 
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&sec->ps_refcount);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(sec)->ps_refcount) > 0);
 
 	write_lock(&imp->imp_sec_lock);
 	old_sec = imp->imp_sec;
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ int sptlrpc_cli_alloc_reqbuf(struct ptlrpc_request *req, int msgsize)
 	LASSERT(ctx->cc_sec);
 	LASSERT(ctx->cc_sec->ps_policy);
 	LASSERT(!req->rq_reqmsg);
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&ctx->cc_refcount);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(ctx)->cc_refcount) > 0);
 
 	policy = ctx->cc_sec->ps_policy;
 	rc = policy->sp_cops->alloc_reqbuf(ctx->cc_sec, req, msgsize);
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ void sptlrpc_cli_free_reqbuf(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 	LASSERT(ctx);
 	LASSERT(ctx->cc_sec);
 	LASSERT(ctx->cc_sec->ps_policy);
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&ctx->cc_refcount);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(ctx)->cc_refcount) > 0);
 
 	if (!req->rq_reqbuf && !req->rq_clrbuf)
 		return;
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ void sptlrpc_cli_free_repbuf(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 	LASSERT(ctx);
 	LASSERT(ctx->cc_sec);
 	LASSERT(ctx->cc_sec->ps_policy);
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&ctx->cc_refcount);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(ctx)->cc_refcount) > 0);
 
 	if (!req->rq_repbuf)
 		return;
@@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@ void sptlrpc_svc_ctx_decref(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 	if (!ctx)
 		return;
 
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&ctx->sc_refcount);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(ctx)->sc_refcount) > 0);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ctx->sc_refcount)) {
 		if (ctx->sc_policy->sp_sops->free_ctx)
 			ctx->sc_policy->sp_sops->free_ctx(ctx);
diff --git a/include/linux/libcfs/libcfs_private.h b/include/linux/libcfs/libcfs_private.h
index 7c0fb5a1c652..cc9115a89f43 100644
--- a/include/linux/libcfs/libcfs_private.h
+++ b/include/linux/libcfs/libcfs_private.h
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ do {								\
 #endif /* LASSERT_ATOMIC_ENABLED */
 
 #define LASSERT_ATOMIC_ZERO(a)		LASSERT_ATOMIC_EQ(a, 0)
-#define LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(a)		LASSERT_ATOMIC_GT(a, 0)
 
 /* implication */
 #define ergo(a, b) (!(a) || (b))
diff --git a/net/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.h b/net/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.h
index 5884cda7a707..4f83bce9e797 100644
--- a/net/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.h
+++ b/net/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd.h
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static inline void kiblnd_conn_decref(struct kib_conn *conn)
 	CDEBUG(D_NET, "conn[%p] (%d)--\n",
 	       conn, atomic_read(&conn->ibc_refcount));
 #endif
-	LASSERT_ATOMIC_POS(&conn->ibc_refcount);
+	LASSERT(atomic_read(&(conn)->ibc_refcount) > 0);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&conn->ibc_refcount)) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&kiblnd_data.kib_connd_lock, flags);
 		list_add_tail(&conn->ibc_list,
