diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/mmap.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/mmap.cpp
index 56e585b934..b1ccb31b8e 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/mmap.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/mmap.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void* Process::sys$mmap(Userspace<const Syscall::SC_mmap_params*> user_params)
     }
 
     if (map_anonymous) {
-        auto strategy = map_shared ? AllocationStrategy::AllocateNow : (map_noreserve ? AllocationStrategy::None : AllocationStrategy::Reserve);
+        auto strategy = map_noreserve ? AllocationStrategy::None : AllocationStrategy::Reserve;
         region = allocate_region(range.value(), !name.is_null() ? name : "mmap", prot, strategy);
         if (!region && (!map_fixed && addr != 0))
             region = allocate_region(allocate_range({}, size), !name.is_null() ? name : "mmap", prot, strategy);
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/shbuf.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/shbuf.cpp
index 4d744e0587..50b72f2e1c 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/shbuf.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/shbuf.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int Process::sys$shbuf_create(int size, void** buffer)
         return -EINVAL;
     size = PAGE_ROUND_UP(size);
 
-    auto vmobject = AnonymousVMObject::create_with_size(size, AllocationStrategy::AllocateNow);
+    auto vmobject = AnonymousVMObject::create_with_size(size, AllocationStrategy::Reserve);
     if (!vmobject)
         return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/VM/Region.cpp b/Kernel/VM/Region.cpp
index 52b29aad26..62ef18995e 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/Region.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/VM/Region.cpp
@@ -282,12 +282,6 @@ bool Region::map_individual_page_impl(size_t page_index)
     if (!page || (!is_readable() && !is_writable())) {
         pte->clear();
     } else {
-        if (is_shared()) {
-            // Shared memory should not be lazily populated!
-            ASSERT(!page->is_shared_zero_page());
-            ASSERT(!page->is_lazy_committed_page());
-        }
-
         pte->set_cache_disabled(!m_cacheable);
         pte->set_physical_page_base(page->paddr().get());
         pte->set_present(true);