1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
index ced1446dec04..e04e5bee005c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
@@ -2328,14 +2328,10 @@ static int velocity_mii_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd
                 miidata->phy_id = readb(&regs->MIIADR) & 0x1f;
                 break;
         case SIOCGMIIREG:
-                if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-                        return -EPERM;
                 if (velocity_mii_read(vptr->mac_regs, miidata->reg_num & 0x1f, &(miidata->val_out)) < 0)
                         return -ETIMEDOUT;
                 break;
         case SIOCSMIIREG:
-                if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-                        return -EPERM;
                 spin_lock_irqsave(&vptr->lock, flags);
                 err = velocity_mii_write(vptr->mac_regs, miidata->reg_num & 0x1f, miidata->val_in);
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vptr->lock, flags);