diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index ffefb704b529e47c67adc349e3524929b8506b23..09dc3ef771a7d5ba85c0f075d873fbea7be4752f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1754,13 +1754,6 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 	if (!bond_has_slaves(bond)) {
 		bond_set_carrier(bond);
 		eth_hw_addr_random(bond_dev);
-
-		if (vlan_uses_dev(bond_dev)) {
-			pr_warn("%s: Warning: clearing HW address of %s while it still has VLANs\n",
-				bond_dev->name, bond_dev->name);
-			pr_warn("%s: When re-adding slaves, make sure the bond's HW address matches its VLANs\n",
-				bond_dev->name);
-		}
 	}
 
 	unblock_netpoll_tx();