diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/ram_blk/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/ram_blk/main.cc
index 48354589de..d3ba6768aa 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/ram_blk/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/ram_blk/main.cc
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ class Ram_blk : public Block::Driver
 		         bool               read)
 		{
 			/* sanity check block number */
-			if ((block_number + block_count > _file_sz / _blk_sz)
-				|| block_number < 0) {
+			if (block_number + block_count > _file_sz / _blk_sz) {
 				PWRN("requested blocks %lld-%lld out of range!",
 					 block_number, block_number + block_count);
 				return;