diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 3a6e0cfdf03a..406944207b61 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -93,16 +93,6 @@ static int kmem_cache_sanity_check(const char *name, size_t size)
 			       s->object_size);
 			continue;
 		}
-
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SLUB)
-		if (!strcmp(s->name, name)) {
-			pr_err("%s (%s): Cache name already exists.\n",
-			       __func__, name);
-			dump_stack();
-			s = NULL;
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-#endif
 	}
 
 	WARN_ON(strchr(name, ' '));	/* It confuses parsers */