diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/atomic.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/atomic.rs
index 016a6bcaf080..43229f0320e9 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/atomic.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/atomic.rs
@@ -202,10 +202,7 @@ impl<T: AtomicType> Atomic<T> {
     /// // no data race.
     /// unsafe { Atomic::from_ptr(foo_a_ptr) }.store(2, Release);
     /// ```
-    pub unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *mut T) -> &'a Self
-    where
-        T: Sync,
-    {
+    pub unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *mut T) -> &'a Self {
         // CAST: `T` and `Atomic<T>` have the same size, alignment and bit validity.
         // SAFETY: Per function safety requirement, `ptr` is a valid pointer and the object will
         // live long enough. It's safe to return a `&Atomic<T>` because function safety requirement