diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index c113d2170b1ec1c098497ba6903bbc1b80d4b797..e7afaf28f6348e7773b2e7f5d4e08659ac7cbb1d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -786,28 +786,6 @@ static const struct blk_mq_ops virtio_mq_ops = {
 static unsigned int virtblk_queue_depth;
 module_param_named(queue_depth, virtblk_queue_depth, uint, 0444);
 
-static int virtblk_validate(struct virtio_device *vdev)
-{
-	u32 blk_size;
-
-	if (!vdev->config->get) {
-		dev_err(&vdev->dev, "%s failure: config access disabled\n",
-			__func__);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	if (!virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE))
-		return 0;
-
-	blk_size = virtio_cread32(vdev,
-			offsetof(struct virtio_blk_config, blk_size));
-
-	if (blk_size < SECTOR_SIZE || blk_size > PAGE_SIZE)
-		__virtio_clear_bit(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int virtblk_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct virtio_blk *vblk;
@@ -818,6 +796,12 @@ static int virtblk_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	u16 min_io_size;
 	u8 physical_block_exp, alignment_offset;
 
+	if (!vdev->config->get) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev, "%s failure: config access disabled\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	err = ida_simple_get(&vd_index_ida, 0, minor_to_index(1 << MINORBITS),
 			     GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -933,14 +917,6 @@ static int virtblk_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	else
 		blk_size = queue_logical_block_size(q);
 
-	if (unlikely(blk_size < SECTOR_SIZE || blk_size > PAGE_SIZE)) {
-		dev_err(&vdev->dev,
-			"block size is changed unexpectedly, now is %u\n",
-			blk_size);
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_cleanup_disk;
-	}
-
 	/* Use topology information if available */
 	err = virtio_cread_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_TOPOLOGY,
 				   struct virtio_blk_config, physical_block_exp,
@@ -1000,8 +976,6 @@ static int virtblk_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	device_add_disk(&vdev->dev, vblk->disk);
 	return 0;
 
-err_cleanup_disk:
-	blk_cleanup_queue(vblk->disk->queue);
 out_free_tags:
 	blk_mq_free_tag_set(&vblk->tag_set);
 out_put_disk:
@@ -1111,7 +1085,6 @@ static struct virtio_driver virtio_blk = {
 	.driver.name			= KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.driver.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.id_table			= id_table,
-	.validate			= virtblk_validate,
 	.probe				= virtblk_probe,
 	.remove				= virtblk_remove,
 	.config_changed			= virtblk_config_changed,