1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 39f14c7397..cedbd7061b 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1522,12 +1522,6 @@ static int bdrv_open_inherit(BlockDriverState **pbs, const char *filename,
             return -ENODEV;
         }
 
-        if (bs->blk && blk_get_public(bs->blk)->throttle_state) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Cannot reference an existing block device for "
-                       "which I/O throttling is enabled");
-            return -EINVAL;
-        }
-
         bdrv_ref(bs);
         *pbs = bs;
         return 0;