diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 8dfdd94e430fd57f7bf6d1da86f18658a057e05d..bad01b14a4ad6b5d4e61ac5e0ed93022755223ab 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -111,12 +111,7 @@ void unregister_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 		vlan_gvrp_uninit_applicant(real_dev);
 	}
 
-	/* Take it out of our own structures, but be sure to interlock with
-	 * HW accelerating devices or SW vlan input packet processing if
-	 * VLAN is not 0 (leave it there for 802.1p).
-	 */
-	if (vlan_id)
-		vlan_vid_del(real_dev, vlan->vlan_proto, vlan_id);
+	vlan_vid_del(real_dev, vlan->vlan_proto, vlan_id);
 
 	/* Get rid of the vlan's reference to real_dev */
 	dev_put(real_dev);