diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 61c3e8df1b55..e5f3010debb8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7396,11 +7396,6 @@ static int md_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 
 	mddev = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 
-	if (!mddev) {
-		BUG();
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	/* Some actions do not requires the mutex */
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case GET_ARRAY_INFO: