diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
index b5e7caeb28a2..a0222e6a11c5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ static int check_dev_item(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			  struct btrfs_key *key, int slot)
 {
 	struct btrfs_dev_item *ditem;
-	u64 max_devid = max(BTRFS_MAX_DEVS(fs_info), BTRFS_MAX_DEVS_SYS_CHUNK);
 
 	if (key->objectid != BTRFS_DEV_ITEMS_OBJECTID) {
 		dev_item_err(fs_info, leaf, slot,
@@ -637,12 +636,6 @@ static int check_dev_item(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			     key->objectid, BTRFS_DEV_ITEMS_OBJECTID);
 		return -EUCLEAN;
 	}
-	if (key->offset > max_devid) {
-		dev_item_err(fs_info, leaf, slot,
-			     "invalid devid: has=%llu expect=[0, %llu]",
-			     key->offset, max_devid);
-		return -EUCLEAN;
-	}
 	ditem = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, slot, struct btrfs_dev_item);
 	if (btrfs_device_id(leaf, ditem) != key->offset) {
 		dev_item_err(fs_info, leaf, slot,