1 files changed, 0 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
index aab55e24cb7b..38a00fe10bd7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
@@ -1395,12 +1395,6 @@ static int bnx2fc_destroy(struct net_device *netdev)
         rtnl_lock();
 
         mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_BNX2X_FCOE_MODULE
-        if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) {
-                rc = -ENODEV;
-                goto netdev_err;
-        }
-#endif
         /* obtain physical netdev */
         if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN)
                 phys_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(netdev);
@@ -1768,11 +1762,6 @@ static int bnx2fc_disable(struct net_device *netdev)
 
         mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
 
-        if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) {
-                rc = -ENODEV;
-                goto nodev;
-        }
-
         /* obtain physical netdev */
         if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN)
                 phys_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(netdev);
@@ -1828,11 +1817,6 @@ static int bnx2fc_enable(struct net_device *netdev)
         BNX2FC_MISC_DBG("Entered %s\n", __func__);
         mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
 
-        if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) {
-                rc = -ENODEV;
-                goto nodev;
-        }
-
         /* obtain physical netdev */
         if (netdev->priv_flags & IFF_802_1Q_VLAN)
                 phys_dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(netdev);
@@ -1899,13 +1883,6 @@ static int bnx2fc_create(struct net_device *netdev, enum fip_state fip_mode)
 
         mutex_lock(&bnx2fc_dev_lock);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_BNX2X_FCOE_MODULE
-        if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) {
-                rc = -ENODEV;
-                goto mod_err;
-        }
-#endif
-
         if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE)) {
                 rc = -EINVAL;
                 goto mod_err;