diff --git a/fabrics.c b/fabrics.c
index 871c20ede093..90c3e5d6c602 100644
--- a/fabrics.c
+++ b/fabrics.c
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ char *nvmf_hostid_from_hostnqn(const char *hostnqn)
 
 void nvmf_check_hostid_and_hostnqn(const char *hostid, const char *hostnqn, unsigned int verbose)
 {
+#if 0
 	_cleanup_free_ char *hostid_from_file = NULL;
 	_cleanup_free_ char *hostid_from_hostnqn = NULL;
 
@@ -665,6 +666,7 @@ void nvmf_check_hostid_and_hostnqn(const char *hostid, const char *hostnqn, unsi
 			fprintf(stderr,
 				"warning: use hostid which does not match uuid in hostnqn\n");
 	}
+#endif
 }
 
 int nvmf_discover(const char *desc, int argc, char **argv, bool connect)