diff --git a/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c b/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c
index 79201af650c02b22a3ca1eb4ab4861aa3f013cbd..9d8c81181d2c78db9c800c602d81b69a0ac3ec7d 100644
--- a/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c
+++ b/lustre/ptlrpc/service.c
@@ -777,9 +777,6 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_check_timed(struct ptlrpc_service *svc)
         int first, counter = 0;
         ENTRY;
 
-        if (AT_OFF) 
-                RETURN(0);
-
         spin_lock(&svc->srv_at_lock);
         if (svc->srv_at_check == 0) {
                 spin_unlock(&svc->srv_at_lock);