diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 1fc14f7a08b2..4a33907c3c8a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1632,13 +1632,6 @@ static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 					"not specified");
 			return 0;
 		}
-	} else {
-		if (sbi->s_jquota_fmt) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "journaled quota format "
-					"specified with no journaling "
-					"enabled");
-			return 0;
-		}
 	}
 #endif
 	if (test_opt(sb, DIOREAD_NOLOCK)) {