diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/deviceset.go b/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/deviceset.go
index 9731d633c..bc83bb7fa 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/deviceset.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/deviceset.go
@@ -390,11 +390,6 @@ func (devices *DeviceSet) loadMetadata(hash string) *DevInfo {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// If the transaction id is larger than the actual one we lost the device due to some crash
-	if info.TransactionId > devices.TransactionId {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	return info
 }