diff --git a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/SearcherManager.java b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/SearcherManager.java
index f97e7e7a7c1..5371f366dc2 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/SearcherManager.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/SearcherManager.java
@@ -238,10 +238,6 @@ public final class SearcherManager implements Closeable {
 
   private synchronized void swapSearcher(IndexSearcher newSearcher) throws IOException {
     ensureOpen();
-    // Don't allow un-closing!
-    if (currentSearcher == null && newSearcher != null) {
-      throw new AlreadyClosedException("this SearcherManager is closed");
-    }
     final IndexSearcher oldSearcher = currentSearcher;
     currentSearcher = newSearcher;
     release(oldSearcher);