diff --git a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
index b7260749e8eee6be0d27f55d859f5861d4442771..eaafcbe4ca9411b2aad74bb36fcf472cff6864d7 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
@@ -343,12 +343,6 @@ static int tegra_dma_slave_config(struct dma_chan *dc,
 	}
 
 	memcpy(&tdc->dma_sconfig, sconfig, sizeof(*sconfig));
-	if (tdc->slave_id == TEGRA_APBDMA_SLAVE_ID_INVALID &&
-	    sconfig->device_fc) {
-		if (sconfig->slave_id > TEGRA_APBDMA_CSR_REQ_SEL_MASK)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		tdc->slave_id = sconfig->slave_id;
-	}
 	tdc->config_init = true;
 
 	return 0;