diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index 080f9afcde8d..526e9d5a4fb1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -1398,9 +1398,6 @@ static void cache_set_flush(struct closure *cl)
 	struct btree *b;
 	unsigned i;
 
-	if (!c)
-		closure_return(cl);
-
 	bch_cache_accounting_destroy(&c->accounting);
 
 	kobject_put(&c->internal);