diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index e41b9bb..fbcc140 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,6 @@
  *	@driver: tty driver we are opening a device on
  *	@idx: device index
  *	@ret_tty: returned tty structure
- *	@first_ok: ok to open a new device (used by ptmx)
  *
  *	Prepare a tty device. This may not be a "new" clean device but
  *	could also be an active device. The pty drivers require special
@@ -1385,18 +1384,11 @@
  * relaxed for the (most common) case of reopening a tty.
  */
 
-struct tty_struct *tty_init_dev(struct tty_driver *driver, int idx,
-								int first_ok)
+struct tty_struct *tty_init_dev(struct tty_driver *driver, int idx)
 {
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	int retval;
 
-	/* Check if pty master is being opened multiple times */
-	if (driver->subtype == PTY_TYPE_MASTER &&
-		(driver->flags & TTY_DRIVER_DEVPTS_MEM) && !first_ok) {
-		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * First time open is complex, especially for PTY devices.
 	 * This code guarantees that either everything succeeds and the
@@ -1950,7 +1942,7 @@
 		if (retval)
 			tty = ERR_PTR(retval);
 	} else
-		tty = tty_init_dev(driver, index, 0);
+		tty = tty_init_dev(driver, index);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
 	if (driver)