diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 72b318f8e323..32be8704ce4c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8467b96c035a45418c5db2619f396b7131b4efa8
+refs/heads/master: d85e607b344d8fcd644456508a5bbe63ce011221
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c b/trunk/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c
index f81f77c8569e..41068e8748e7 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c
@@ -544,16 +544,6 @@ static int fcoe_transport_create(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	struct fcoe_transport *ft = NULL;
 	enum fip_state fip_mode = (enum fip_state)(long)kp->arg;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIBFCOE_MODULE
-	/*
-	 * Make sure the module has been initialized, and is not about to be
-	 * removed.  Module parameter sysfs files are writable before the
-	 * module_init function is called and after module_exit.
-	 */
-	if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE)
-		goto out_nodev;
-#endif
-
 	mutex_lock(&ft_mutex);
 
 	netdev = fcoe_if_to_netdev(buffer);
@@ -618,16 +608,6 @@ static int fcoe_transport_destroy(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	struct net_device *netdev = NULL;
 	struct fcoe_transport *ft = NULL;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIBFCOE_MODULE
-	/*
-	 * Make sure the module has been initialized, and is not about to be
-	 * removed.  Module parameter sysfs files are writable before the
-	 * module_init function is called and after module_exit.
-	 */
-	if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE)
-		goto out_nodev;
-#endif
-
 	mutex_lock(&ft_mutex);
 
 	netdev = fcoe_if_to_netdev(buffer);
@@ -672,16 +652,6 @@ static int fcoe_transport_disable(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	struct net_device *netdev = NULL;
 	struct fcoe_transport *ft = NULL;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIBFCOE_MODULE
-	/*
-	 * Make sure the module has been initialized, and is not about to be
-	 * removed.  Module parameter sysfs files are writable before the
-	 * module_init function is called and after module_exit.
-	 */
-	if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE)
-		goto out_nodev;
-#endif
-
 	mutex_lock(&ft_mutex);
 
 	netdev = fcoe_if_to_netdev(buffer);
@@ -720,16 +690,6 @@ static int fcoe_transport_enable(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	struct net_device *netdev = NULL;
 	struct fcoe_transport *ft = NULL;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIBFCOE_MODULE
-	/*
-	 * Make sure the module has been initialized, and is not about to be
-	 * removed.  Module parameter sysfs files are writable before the
-	 * module_init function is called and after module_exit.
-	 */
-	if (THIS_MODULE->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE)
-		goto out_nodev;
-#endif
-
 	mutex_lock(&ft_mutex);
 
 	netdev = fcoe_if_to_netdev(buffer);