diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index e40aa3e3641c..b3662119ddbc 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -384,8 +384,7 @@ static int vlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long event,
 			dev->name);
 		vlan_vid_add(dev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), 0);
 	}
-	if (event == NETDEV_DOWN &&
-	    (dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER))
+	if (event == NETDEV_DOWN)
 		vlan_vid_del(dev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), 0);
 
 	vlan_info = rtnl_dereference(dev->vlan_info);