diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index b4a29bcc33b9e909a328592e514ee232a177785b..e3a0538ec0bed789a245a1f50e121f9fb2f2a836 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -574,11 +574,6 @@ static int netlink_insert(struct sock *sk, u32 portid)
 	if (nlk_sk(sk)->bound)
 		goto err;
 
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	if (BITS_PER_LONG > 32 &&
-	    unlikely(atomic_read(&table->hash.nelems) >= UINT_MAX))
-		goto err;
-
 	nlk_sk(sk)->portid = portid;
 	sock_hold(sk);