diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 7e3e669baac4..12cfcd0ca807 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -521,11 +521,6 @@ static int l2tp_nl_cmd_session_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *inf
 		goto out;
 	}
 	session_id = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[L2TP_ATTR_SESSION_ID]);
-	session = l2tp_session_find(net, tunnel, session_id);
-	if (session) {
-		ret = -EEXIST;
-		goto out;
-	}
 
 	if (!info->attrs[L2TP_ATTR_PEER_SESSION_ID]) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;