diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
index cfceb326a39b..7cf529ffbe5a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
@@ -1080,9 +1080,6 @@ int __init da850_register_sata(unsigned long refclkpn)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	/* please see comment in drivers/ata/ahci_da850.c */
-	BUG_ON(refclkpn != 100 * 1000 * 1000);
-
 	ret = da850_register_sata_refclk(refclkpn);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;