diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c
index 417d77dcab91..cc8e96884d0f 100644
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -149,12 +149,6 @@ __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
 			ret = -EBUSY;
 			goto out;
 		}
-
-		if (new_min < old_min && new_max > old_max) {
-			ret = -EBUSY;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
 	}
 
 	cd->next = *cp;