diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcpci.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcpci.c
index 80c356e5dbe1813259074ba69516f4ef6d76c856..8461477a3ac03161393b63557f73c553bfd8fd24 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcpci.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcpci.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 static const char *hfcpci_revision = "2.0";
 
-#define MAX_CARDS	8
 static int HFC_cnt;
 static uint debug;
 
@@ -2077,9 +2076,6 @@ setup_card(struct hfc_pci *card)
 	u_long		flags;
 	char		name[MISDN_MAX_IDLEN];
 
-	if (HFC_cnt >= MAX_CARDS)
-		return -EINVAL; /* maybe better value */
-
 	card->dch.debug = debug;
 	spin_lock_init(&card->lock);
 	mISDN_initdchannel(&card->dch, MAX_DFRAME_LEN_L1, ph_state);