diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_transport.c
index 0072bbdb265b..82b55e955730 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_transport.c
@@ -1355,21 +1355,11 @@ static struct mpi3mr_sas_port *mpi3mr_sas_port_add(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	mpi3mr_sas_port_sanity_check(mrioc, mr_sas_node,
 	    mr_sas_port->remote_identify.sas_address, hba_port);
 
-	if (mr_sas_node->num_phys > sizeof(mr_sas_port->phy_mask) * 8)
-		ioc_info(mrioc, "max port count %u could be too high\n",
-		    mr_sas_node->num_phys);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < mr_sas_node->num_phys; i++) {
 		if ((mr_sas_node->phy[i].remote_identify.sas_address !=
 		    mr_sas_port->remote_identify.sas_address) ||
 		    (mr_sas_node->phy[i].hba_port != hba_port))
 			continue;
-
-		if (i > sizeof(mr_sas_port->phy_mask) * 8) {
-			ioc_warn(mrioc, "skipping port %u, max allowed value is %zu\n",
-			    i, sizeof(mr_sas_port->phy_mask) * 8);
-			goto out_fail;
-		}
 		list_add_tail(&mr_sas_node->phy[i].port_siblings,
 		    &mr_sas_port->phy_list);
 		mr_sas_port->num_phys++;