diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index bdde716..8b10bdf 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -486,9 +486,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE
 	if (CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_MALLOC_SIMPLE_LEN) {
-		if (!(gd->flags & GD_FLG_SPL_INIT))
-			panic_str("spl_init must be called before heap reloc");
-
 		ptr -= CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_MALLOC_SIMPLE_LEN;
 		gd->malloc_base = ptr;
 		gd->malloc_limit = CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_MALLOC_SIMPLE_LEN;