diff --git a/libpod/runtime_volume.go b/libpod/runtime_volume.go
index 6066145f02..ff04eec3cc 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_volume.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_volume.go
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ func (r *Runtime) RemoveVolume(ctx context.Context, v *Volume, force bool, timeo
 		return define.ErrRuntimeStopped
 	}
 
-	if !v.valid {
-		if ok, _ := r.state.HasVolume(v.Name()); !ok {
-			// Volume probably already removed
-			// Or was never in the runtime to begin with
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
 	return r.removeVolume(ctx, v, force, timeout, false)
 }