diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c b/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c
index 8e4038b9a40..cf0f8fb4fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ static ssize_t ram_console_read_old(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	char *str;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (dmesg_restrict && !capable(CAP_SYSLOG))
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	/* Main last_kmsg log */
 	if (pos < old_log_size) {
 		count = min(len, (size_t)(old_log_size - pos));