diff --git a/ntoskrnl/mm/marea.c b/ntoskrnl/mm/marea.c
index ace47e4c93b..4c926fdb749 100644
--- a/ntoskrnl/mm/marea.c
+++ b/ntoskrnl/mm/marea.c
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ MmFreeMemoryArea(
             }
         }
 
-        //if (MemoryArea->VadNode.StartingVpn < (ULONG_PTR)MmSystemRangeStart >> PAGE_SHIFT
-        if (MemoryArea->Vad)
+        if (MemoryArea->VadNode.StartingVpn < (ULONG_PTR)MmSystemRangeStart >> PAGE_SHIFT)
         {
             ASSERT(MemoryArea->VadNode.EndingVpn + 1 < (ULONG_PTR)MmSystemRangeStart >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 #ifdef NEWCC