diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
index 5107140dbb7e..3447556d276d 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ static int simdisk_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	struct simdisk *dev = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 
 	spin_lock(&dev->lock);
-	if (!dev->users)
-		check_disk_change(bdev);
 	++dev->users;
 	spin_unlock(&dev->lock);
 	return 0;