diff --git a/net/ipv6/proc.c b/net/ipv6/proc.c
index c38c9e55406b44d575cca5fb31d0456d09702641..23e567fb1d37cd6e0867a00876db6af630cc10f7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/proc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/proc.c
@@ -231,9 +231,6 @@ int snmp6_register_dev(struct inet6_dev *idev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	net = dev_net(idev->dev);
-	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
-		return 0;
-
 	if (!net->mib.proc_net_devsnmp6)
 		return -ENOENT;