diff --git a/block/iscsi.c b/block/iscsi.c
index 4d2a416ce7..852384086b 100644
--- a/block/iscsi.c
+++ b/block/iscsi.c
@@ -781,9 +781,6 @@ retry:
         iscsi_allocmap_set_allocated(iscsilun, offset, *pnum);
     }
 
-    if (*pnum > bytes) {
-        *pnum = bytes;
-    }
 out_unlock:
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&iscsilun->mutex);
     g_free(iTask.err_str);