diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c b/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
index 256dd6791fcc..fd172b0890d3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
@@ -1169,11 +1169,6 @@ static struct adpt_device* adpt_find_device(adpt_hba* pHba, u32 chan, u32 id, u6
 	if(chan < 0 || chan >= MAX_CHANNEL)
 		return NULL;
 	
-	if( pHba->channel[chan].device == NULL){
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG"Adaptec I2O RAID: Trying to find device before they are allocated\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	d = pHba->channel[chan].device[id];
 	if(!d || d->tid == 0) {
 		return NULL;