diff --git a/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index 346be9ae31f6..e3980ec747c1 100644
--- a/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -3806,9 +3806,6 @@ queue_ra_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page, size_t count)
 	ssize_t ret = queue_var_store(&ra_kb, page, count);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-	if (ra_kb > (q->max_sectors >> 1))
-		ra_kb = (q->max_sectors >> 1);
-
 	q->backing_dev_info.ra_pages = ra_kb >> (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - 10);
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);