diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdswap.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdswap.c
index d330eb1d3eba74ab865b58f9e61d8e1f5a7af79c..cb06bdd21a1b57ef73e0d6e3034870bd95d51962 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdswap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdswap.c
@@ -1417,7 +1417,6 @@ static void mtdswap_add_mtd(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	unsigned long part;
 	unsigned int eblocks, eavailable, bad_blocks, spare_cnt;
 	uint64_t swap_size, use_size, size_limit;
-	struct nand_ecclayout *oinfo;
 	int ret;
 
 	parts = &partitions[0];
@@ -1447,13 +1446,6 @@ static void mtdswap_add_mtd(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	oinfo = mtd->ecclayout;
-	if (!oinfo) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: mtd%d does not have OOB\n",
-			MTDSWAP_PREFIX, mtd->index);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (!mtd->oobsize || mtd->oobavail < MTDSWAP_OOBSIZE) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Not enough free bytes in OOB, "
 			"%d available, %zu needed.\n",