diff --git a/module/zfs/metaslab.c b/module/zfs/metaslab.c
index c624833bc9..24d52a7493 100644
--- a/module/zfs/metaslab.c
+++ b/module/zfs/metaslab.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ metaslab_group_fragmentation(metaslab_group_t *mg)
  */
 static boolean_t
 metaslab_group_allocatable(metaslab_group_t *mg, metaslab_group_t *rotor,
-    uint64_t psize, int allocator, int d)
+    int flags, uint64_t psize, int allocator, int d)
 {
 	spa_t *spa = mg->mg_vd->vdev_spa;
 	metaslab_class_t *mc = mg->mg_class;
@@ -1267,6 +1267,15 @@ metaslab_group_allocatable(metaslab_group_t *mg, metaslab_group_t *rotor,
 		if (mg->mg_no_free_space)
 			return (B_FALSE);
 
+		/*
+		 * Some allocations (e.g., those coming from device removal
+		 * where the * allocations are not even counted in the
+		 * metaslab * allocation queues) are allowed to bypass
+		 * the throttle.
+		 */
+		if (flags & METASLAB_DONT_THROTTLE)
+			return (B_TRUE);
+
 		/*
 		 * Relax allocation throttling for ditto blocks.  Due to
 		 * random imbalances in allocation it tends to push copies
@@ -5188,7 +5197,7 @@ top:
 		 */
 		if (allocatable && !GANG_ALLOCATION(flags) && !try_hard) {
 			allocatable = metaslab_group_allocatable(mg, rotor,
-			    psize, allocator, d);
+			    flags, psize, allocator, d);
 		}
 
 		if (!allocatable) {
diff --git a/module/zfs/vdev_removal.c b/module/zfs/vdev_removal.c
index 53592dbfdf..aaa88eb89e 100644
--- a/module/zfs/vdev_removal.c
+++ b/module/zfs/vdev_removal.c
@@ -1168,11 +1168,11 @@ spa_vdev_copy_segment(vdev_t *vd, range_tree_t *segs,
 	metaslab_class_t *mc = mg->mg_class;
 	if (mc->mc_groups == 0)
 		mc = spa_normal_class(spa);
-	int error = metaslab_alloc_dva(spa, mc, size, &dst, 0, NULL, txg, 0,
-	    zal, 0);
+	int error = metaslab_alloc_dva(spa, mc, size, &dst, 0, NULL, txg,
+	    METASLAB_DONT_THROTTLE, zal, 0);
 	if (error == ENOSPC && mc != spa_normal_class(spa)) {
 		error = metaslab_alloc_dva(spa, spa_normal_class(spa), size,
-		    &dst, 0, NULL, txg, 0, zal, 0);
+		    &dst, 0, NULL, txg, METASLAB_DONT_THROTTLE, zal, 0);
 	}
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);