diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
index da873d795aad94bccf9e88a58a4b9bde9821daf1..bbd73a406e537106a2eeda4ba4a2ba1a543b030d 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ fw_core_remove_card(struct fw_card *card)
 	wait_for_completion(&card->done);
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&card->work);
-	fw_flush_transactions(card);
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&card->transaction_list));
 	del_timer_sync(&card->flush_timer);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fw_core_remove_card);