--- drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
+++ drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
@@ -2585,9 +2585,6 @@ _scsih_check_topo_delete_events(struct M
u16 handle;
for (i = 0 ; i < event_data->NumEntries; i++) {
- if (event_data->PHY[i].PhyStatus &
- MPI2_EVENT_SAS_TOPO_PHYSTATUS_VACANT)
- continue;
handle = le16_to_cpu(event_data->PHY[i].AttachedDevHandle);
if (!handle)
continue;