diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
index eda347c57979..95d82743d7b1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
@@ -2981,9 +2981,6 @@ _scsih_check_topo_delete_events(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 	u16 handle;
 
 	for (i = 0 ; i < event_data->NumEntries; i++) {
-		if (event_data->PHY[i].PhyStatus &
-		    MPI2_EVENT_SAS_TOPO_PHYSTATUS_VACANT)
-			continue;
 		handle = le16_to_cpu(event_data->PHY[i].AttachedDevHandle);
 		if (!handle)
 			continue;