diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
index 25d2161ae9d929d3e25d789a0085224fcd03f7a2..78d27cef573fde19491e02f5a44dbef4793268fb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -575,11 +575,6 @@ static int handle_eject_request(struct dock_station *ds, u32 event)
 	 */
 	dock_event(ds, event, UNDOCK_EVENT);
 
-	if (!dock_present(ds)) {
-		complete_undock(ds);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	hotplug_dock_devices(ds, ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST);
 	undock(ds);
 	eject_dock(ds);