diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
index 1ec0a1dbed3db0e1a0a87387f19e4f7565148c86..80250ad7d0619607208c318d661eb9a5073ca93e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
@@ -1742,13 +1742,6 @@ static int omap_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto return_error;
 	}
 
-	/* check for small page devices */
-	if ((mtd->oobsize < 64) && (pdata->ecc_opt != OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_HW)) {
-		dev_err(&info->pdev->dev, "small page devices are not supported\n");
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto return_error;
-	}
-
 	/* re-populate low-level callbacks based on xfer modes */
 	switch (pdata->xfer_type) {
 	case NAND_OMAP_PREFETCH_POLLED: