diff --git a/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c b/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c
index 14b5c19..5b36ac1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c
+++ b/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c
@@ -64,25 +64,16 @@ open_drive(struct drive *drive, struct proc *p, int verbose)
        return EBUSY;
     dname = drive->devicename;

-    if (rootdev) {
-       /*
-        * Open via filesystem (future)
-        */
-       error = nlookup_init(&nd, drive->devicename, UIO_SYSSPACE, NLC_FOLLOW);
-       if (error)
-           return error;
-       error = vn_open(&nd, NULL, FREAD|FWRITE, 0);
-       drive->vp = nd.nl_open_vp;
-       nd.nl_open_vp = NULL;
-       nlookup_done(&nd);
-    } else {
-       /*
-        * Open via synthesized vnode backed by disk device
-        */
-       error = vn_opendisk(drive->devicename, FREAD|FWRITE, &drive->vp);
-       if (error)
+    /*
+     * Open via filesystem (future)
+     */
+    error = nlookup_init(&nd, drive->devicename, UIO_SYSSPACE, NLC_FOLLOW);
+    if (error)
            return error;
-    }
+    error = vn_open(&nd, NULL, FREAD|FWRITE, 0);
+    drive->vp = nd.nl_open_vp;
+    nd.nl_open_vp = NULL;
+    nlookup_done(&nd);

     if (error == 0 && drive->vp == NULL)
        error = ENODEV;