diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
index b1a757a5ee271c9c4a4dc5a4b2fc18c35c7fb491..8f81139d61949b4f4300baaacb69e56e473a8a69 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -981,16 +981,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_perform_flush);
 int n_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 		       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct tty_struct *real_tty;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int retval;
 
-	if (tty->driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY &&
-	    tty->driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER)
-		real_tty = tty->link;
-	else
-		real_tty = tty;
-
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case TCXONC:
 		retval = tty_check_change(tty);