diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 675e288a3c53..70838e825341 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -4836,25 +4836,8 @@ static void b43_one_core_detach(struct ssb_device *dev)
 static int b43_one_core_attach(struct ssb_device *dev, struct b43_wl *wl)
 {
 	struct b43_wldev *wldev;
-	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!list_empty(&wl->devlist)) {
-		/* We are not the first core on this chip. */
-		pdev = (dev->bus->bustype == SSB_BUSTYPE_PCI) ? dev->bus->host_pci : NULL;
-		/* Only special chips support more than one wireless
-		 * core, although some of the other chips have more than
-		 * one wireless core as well. Check for this and
-		 * bail out early.
-		 */
-		if (!pdev ||
-		    ((pdev->device != 0x4321) &&
-		     (pdev->device != 0x4313) && (pdev->device != 0x431A))) {
-			b43dbg(wl, "Ignoring unconnected 802.11 core\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-	}
-
 	wldev = kzalloc(sizeof(*wldev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!wldev)
 		goto out;