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diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index b6facac54fc0..557b8462f55e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -4009,7 +4009,6 @@ static int nand_dt_init(struct nand_chip *chip)
  * This is the first phase of the normal nand_scan() function. It reads the
  * flash ID and sets up MTD fields accordingly.
  *
- * The mtd->owner field must be set to the module of the caller.
  */
 int nand_scan_ident(struct mtd_info *mtd, int maxchips,
 		    struct nand_flash_dev *table)
@@ -4429,19 +4428,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_scan_tail);
  *
  * This fills out all the uninitialized function pointers with the defaults.
  * The flash ID is read and the mtd/chip structures are filled with the
- * appropriate values. The mtd->owner field must be set to the module of the
- * caller.
+ * appropriate values.
  */
 int nand_scan(struct mtd_info *mtd, int maxchips)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Many callers got this wrong, so check for it for a while... */
-	if (!mtd->owner && caller_is_module()) {
-		pr_crit("%s called with NULL mtd->owner!\n", __func__);
-		BUG();
-	}
-
 	ret = nand_scan_ident(mtd, maxchips, NULL);
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = nand_scan_tail(mtd);