diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index 3b724fa2b68dae350c6362262ade7a4144dfd549..1ae63374366c9d661ec42b7d7ab691d4f4c2bab6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -1376,9 +1376,6 @@ static void cache_set_flush(struct closure *cl)
 	struct btree *b;
 	unsigned i;
 
-	if (!c)
-		closure_return(cl);
-
 	bch_cache_accounting_destroy(&c->accounting);
 
 	kobject_put(&c->internal);