diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 390f2a2db323..871a8ab7ec19 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -4333,10 +4333,6 @@ static void nvme_validate_ns(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct nvme_ns_info *info)
 {
 	int ret = NVME_SC_INVALID_NS | NVME_SC_DNR;
 
-	if (test_bit(NVME_NS_DEAD, &ns->flags))
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = NVME_SC_INVALID_NS | NVME_SC_DNR;
 	if (!nvme_ns_ids_equal(&ns->head->ids, &info->ids)) {
 		dev_err(ns->ctrl->device,
 			"identifiers changed for nsid %d\n", ns->head->ns_id);