1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/hw/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio-pci.c
index 55831665f6..31a711ef41 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-pci.c
@@ -546,10 +546,6 @@ static int virtio_blk_init_pci(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
         proxy->class_code != PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_OTHER)
         proxy->class_code = PCI_CLASS_STORAGE_SCSI;
 
-    if (!proxy->block.bs) {
-        error_report("virtio-blk-pci: drive property not set");
-        return -1;
-    }
     vdev = virtio_blk_init(&pci_dev->qdev, &proxy->block);
     if (!vdev) {
         return -1;