diff --git a/sound/oss/sequencer.c b/sound/oss/sequencer.c
index c79874696becfdf81c4f42793ff44eee35bd103e..e85789e53816640f8e7e7224fdd0199787e5f4de 100644
--- a/sound/oss/sequencer.c
+++ b/sound/oss/sequencer.c
@@ -1631,8 +1631,6 @@ unsigned long compute_finetune(unsigned long base_freq, int bend, int range,
 	}
 
 	semitones = bend / 100;
-	if (semitones > 99)
-		semitones = 99;
 	cents = bend % 100;
 
 	amount = (int) (semitone_tuning[semitones] * multiplier * cent_tuning[cents]) / 10000;