diff --git a/block/blk-mq-cpumap.c b/block/blk-mq-cpumap.c
index 9f8cffc8a701..3eb169f15842 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-cpumap.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-cpumap.c
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 
 static int cpu_to_queue_index(unsigned int nr_queues, const int cpu)
 {
-	/*
-	 * Non present CPU will be mapped to queue index 0.
-	 */
-	if (!cpu_present(cpu))
-		return 0;
 	return cpu % nr_queues;
 }