diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
index 59274e2c1ac4..e95a7d6ac8f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
@@ -811,9 +811,6 @@ int pud_free_pmd_page(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr)
 	pte_t *pte;
 	int i;
 
-	if (pud_none(*pud))
-		return 1;
-
 	pmd = (pmd_t *)pud_page_vaddr(*pud);
 	pmd_sv = (pmd_t *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pmd_sv)
@@ -855,9 +852,6 @@ int pmd_free_pte_page(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	pte_t *pte;
 
-	if (pmd_none(*pmd))
-		return 1;
-
 	pte = (pte_t *)pmd_page_vaddr(*pmd);
 	pmd_clear(pmd);