Index: kernel/generic/src/mm/as.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/mm/as.c	(revision 6785b88b8b93d8f20833383597631d0714e3789c)
+++ kernel/generic/src/mm/as.c	(revision d19b3fcc8f46d58029778b0ba79ad3d796f39697)
@@ -141,10 +141,4 @@
 	if (!AS_KERNEL)
 		panic("Cannot create kernel address space.");
-
-	/*
-	 * Make sure the kernel address space
-	 * reference count never drops to zero.
-	 */
-	as_hold(AS_KERNEL);
 }