diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
index cd8e682c04aa0636c47c2b08b821a445a1d09994..a7eb1b46a5a849b1c18f6d40fa15030b68a53d95 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
@@ -277,14 +277,10 @@ remove_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *dummy,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long val;
-	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
 
 	if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &val) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (pci_is_root_bus(pdev->bus))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	/* An attribute cannot be unregistered by one of its own methods,
 	 * so we have to use this roundabout approach.
 	 */