diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
index 9b1706cc12617ca475a8d129749b73701cdca4b9..fe789308dd1eecfc4248064aad83b6ab3e71ee18 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
@@ -550,15 +550,6 @@ static int __spu_deactivate(struct spu_context *ctx, int force, int max_prio)
  */
 void spu_deactivate(struct spu_context *ctx)
 {
-	/*
-	 * We must never reach this for a nosched context,
-	 * but handle the case gracefull instead of panicing.
-	 */
-	if (ctx->flags & SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED) {
-		WARN_ON(1);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	__spu_deactivate(ctx, 1, MAX_PRIO);
 	spuctx_switch_state(ctx, SPUCTX_UTIL_USER);
 }