diff --git a/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c b/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
index f32a9f15033e..1f8e012567f3 100644
--- a/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)spec_vnops.c	8.14 (Berkeley) 5/21/95
- * $Id: spec_vnops.c,v 1.73 1998/09/05 14:13:12 phk Exp $
+ * $Id: spec_vnops.c,v 1.74 1998/09/12 20:21:54 phk Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ spec_read(ap)
 	daddr_t bn, nextbn;
 	long bsize, bscale;
 	struct partinfo dpart;
-	int n, on, majordev;
+	int n, on;
 	d_ioctl_t *ioctl;
 	int error = 0;
 	dev_t dev;
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ spec_read(ap)
 			return (EINVAL);
 		bsize = BLKDEV_IOSIZE;
 		dev = vp->v_rdev;
-		if ((majordev = major(dev)) < nblkdev &&
-		    (ioctl = bdevsw[majordev]->d_ioctl) != NULL &&
+		if ((ioctl = bdevsw[major(dev)]->d_ioctl) != NULL &&
 		    (*ioctl)(dev, DIOCGPART, (caddr_t)&dpart, FREAD, p) == 0 &&
 		    dpart.part->p_fstype == FS_BSDFFS &&
 		    dpart.part->p_frag != 0 && dpart.part->p_fsize != 0)
diff --git a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c
index 86638856d872..ab88279c0829 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)ufs_bmap.c	8.7 (Berkeley) 3/21/95
- * $Id: ufs_bmap.c,v 1.21 1998/07/04 20:45:39 julian Exp $
+ * $Id: ufs_bmap.c,v 1.22 1998/08/18 03:54:39 bde Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ ufs_bmaparray(vp, bn, bnp, ap, nump, runp, runb)
 		 */
 		devvp = ip->i_devvp;
 
-		if (devvp && devvp->v_type == VBLK &&
-			(devvp->v_rdev != NODEV) &&
-			(major(devvp->v_rdev) < nblkdev)) {
+		if (devvp != NULL && devvp->v_type == VBLK) {
 			if (bdevsw[major(devvp->v_rdev)]->d_maxio > MAXPHYS) {
 				maxrun = MAXPHYS;
 				vp->v_maxio = MAXPHYS;
diff --git a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c
index 86638856d872..ab88279c0829 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)ufs_bmap.c	8.7 (Berkeley) 3/21/95
- * $Id: ufs_bmap.c,v 1.21 1998/07/04 20:45:39 julian Exp $
+ * $Id: ufs_bmap.c,v 1.22 1998/08/18 03:54:39 bde Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ ufs_bmaparray(vp, bn, bnp, ap, nump, runp, runb)
 		 */
 		devvp = ip->i_devvp;
 
-		if (devvp && devvp->v_type == VBLK &&
-			(devvp->v_rdev != NODEV) &&
-			(major(devvp->v_rdev) < nblkdev)) {
+		if (devvp != NULL && devvp->v_type == VBLK) {
 			if (bdevsw[major(devvp->v_rdev)]->d_maxio > MAXPHYS) {
 				maxrun = MAXPHYS;
 				vp->v_maxio = MAXPHYS;
diff --git a/sys/miscfs/specfs/spec_vnops.c b/sys/miscfs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
index f32a9f15033e..1f8e012567f3 100644
--- a/sys/miscfs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/miscfs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)spec_vnops.c	8.14 (Berkeley) 5/21/95
- * $Id: spec_vnops.c,v 1.73 1998/09/05 14:13:12 phk Exp $
+ * $Id: spec_vnops.c,v 1.74 1998/09/12 20:21:54 phk Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ spec_read(ap)
 	daddr_t bn, nextbn;
 	long bsize, bscale;
 	struct partinfo dpart;
-	int n, on, majordev;
+	int n, on;
 	d_ioctl_t *ioctl;
 	int error = 0;
 	dev_t dev;
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ spec_read(ap)
 			return (EINVAL);
 		bsize = BLKDEV_IOSIZE;
 		dev = vp->v_rdev;
-		if ((majordev = major(dev)) < nblkdev &&
-		    (ioctl = bdevsw[majordev]->d_ioctl) != NULL &&
+		if ((ioctl = bdevsw[major(dev)]->d_ioctl) != NULL &&
 		    (*ioctl)(dev, DIOCGPART, (caddr_t)&dpart, FREAD, p) == 0 &&
 		    dpart.part->p_fstype == FS_BSDFFS &&
 		    dpart.part->p_frag != 0 && dpart.part->p_fsize != 0)
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c
index 86638856d872..ab88279c0829 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)ufs_bmap.c	8.7 (Berkeley) 3/21/95
- * $Id: ufs_bmap.c,v 1.21 1998/07/04 20:45:39 julian Exp $
+ * $Id: ufs_bmap.c,v 1.22 1998/08/18 03:54:39 bde Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ ufs_bmaparray(vp, bn, bnp, ap, nump, runp, runb)
 		 */
 		devvp = ip->i_devvp;
 
-		if (devvp && devvp->v_type == VBLK &&
-			(devvp->v_rdev != NODEV) &&
-			(major(devvp->v_rdev) < nblkdev)) {
+		if (devvp != NULL && devvp->v_type == VBLK) {
 			if (bdevsw[major(devvp->v_rdev)]->d_maxio > MAXPHYS) {
 				maxrun = MAXPHYS;
 				vp->v_maxio = MAXPHYS;