1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index c53abcf50d29..a6a32b39b607 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -250,11 +250,6 @@ static struct ip_tunnel *ipip6_tunnel_locate(struct net *net,
 
         dev_net_set(dev, net);
 
-        if (strchr(name, '%')) {
-                if (dev_alloc_name(dev, name) < 0)
-                        goto failed_free;
-        }
-
         nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 
         nt->parms = *parms;