diff --git a/sys/net/if_vlan.c b/sys/net/if_vlan.c
index a30db9173383..774298d4a53a 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_vlan.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_vlan.c
@@ -509,11 +509,6 @@ vlan_growhash(struct ifvlantrunk *trunk, int howmuch)
 		return;
 
 	hash2 = malloc(sizeof(struct ifvlanhead) * n2, M_VLAN, M_WAITOK);
-	if (hash2 == NULL) {
-		printf("%s: out of memory -- hash size not changed\n",
-		    __func__);
-		return;		/* We can live with the old hash table */
-	}
 	for (j = 0; j < n2; j++)
 		CK_SLIST_INIT(&hash2[j]);
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)