diff --git a/super-ddf.c b/super-ddf.c
index 83e4a31..41947dc 100644
--- a/super-ddf.c
+++ b/super-ddf.c
@@ -777,8 +777,6 @@ static int load_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int fd,
 	if (load_super_ddf_all(st, fd, &st->sb, devname, 1) == 0)
 		return 0;
 #endif
-	if (st->subarray[0])
-		return 1; /* FIXME Is this correct */
 
 	if (get_dev_size(fd, devname, &dsize) == 0)
 		return 1;
@@ -844,26 +842,6 @@ static int load_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int fd,
 		return rv;
 	}
 
-	if (st->subarray[0]) {
-		unsigned long val;
-		struct vcl *v;
-		char *ep;
-
-		val = strtoul(st->subarray, &ep, 10);
-		if (*ep != '\0') {
-			free(super);
-			return 1;
-		}
-
-		for (v = super->conflist; v; v = v->next)
-			if (v->vcnum == val)
-				super->currentconf = v;
-		if (!super->currentconf) {
-			free(super);
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* Should possibly check the sections .... */
 
 	st->sb = super;
@@ -2892,25 +2870,6 @@ static int load_super_ddf_all(struct supertype *st, int fd,
 		if (rv)
 			return 1;
 	}
-	if (st->subarray[0]) {
-		unsigned long val;
-		struct vcl *v;
-		char *ep;
-
-		val = strtoul(st->subarray, &ep, 10);
-		if (*ep != '\0') {
-			free(super);
-			return 1;
-		}
-
-		for (v = super->conflist; v; v = v->next)
-			if (v->vcnum == val)
-				super->currentconf = v;
-		if (!super->currentconf) {
-			free(super);
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
 
 	*sbp = super;
 	if (st->ss == NULL) {
diff --git a/super-gpt.c b/super-gpt.c
index 116e568..e70a6fa 100644
--- a/super-gpt.c
+++ b/super-gpt.c
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ static int load_gpt(struct supertype *st, int fd, char *devname)
 
 	free_gpt(st);
 
-	if (st->subarray[0])
-		return 1;
-
 	if (posix_memalign((void**)&super, 512, 32*512) != 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s could not allocate superblock\n",
 			__func__);
diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
index 03c214f..3c18e57 100644
--- a/super-intel.c
+++ b/super-intel.c
@@ -2852,25 +2852,6 @@ static int load_super_imsm_all(struct supertype *st, int fd, void **sbp,
 		err = 2;
 		goto error;
 	}
-
-	if (st->subarray[0]) {
-		unsigned long val;
-		char *ep;
-
-		err = 1;
-		val = strtoul(st->subarray, &ep, 10);
-		if (*ep != '\0') {
-			free_imsm(super);
-			goto error;
-		}
-
-		if (val < super->anchor->num_raid_devs)
-			super->current_vol = val;
-		else {
-			free_imsm(super);
-			goto error;
-		}
-	}
 	err = 0;
 
  error:
@@ -2933,24 +2914,6 @@ static int load_super_imsm(struct supertype *st, int fd, char *devname)
 		return rv;
 	}
 
-	if (st->subarray[0]) {
-		unsigned long val;
-		char *ep;
-
-		val = strtoul(st->subarray, &ep, 10);
-		if (*ep != '\0') {
-			free_imsm(super);
-			return 1;
-		}
-
-		if (val < super->anchor->num_raid_devs)
-			super->current_vol = val;
-		else {
-			free_imsm(super);
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-
 	st->sb = super;
 	if (st->ss == NULL) {
 		st->ss = &super_imsm;
diff --git a/super-mbr.c b/super-mbr.c
index 0751e17..0129fd6 100644
--- a/super-mbr.c
+++ b/super-mbr.c
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ static int load_super_mbr(struct supertype *st, int fd, char *devname)
 
 	free_mbr(st);
 
-	if (st->subarray[0])
-		return 1;
-
 	if (posix_memalign((void**)&super, 512, 512) != 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s could not allocate superblock\n",
 			__func__);
diff --git a/super0.c b/super0.c
index 3e17b80..74b05ae 100644
--- a/super0.c
+++ b/super0.c
@@ -820,9 +820,6 @@ static int load_super0(struct supertype *st, int fd, char *devname)
 
 	free_super0(st);
 
-	if (st->subarray[0])
-		return 1;
-
 	if (!get_dev_size(fd, devname, &dsize))
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/super1.c b/super1.c
index bc5f4a7..ca2a54e 100644
--- a/super1.c
+++ b/super1.c
@@ -1217,9 +1217,6 @@ static int load_super1(struct supertype *st, int fd, char *devname)
 
 	free_super1(st);
 
-	if (st->subarray[0])
-		return 1;
-
 	if (st->ss == NULL || st->minor_version == -1) {
 		int bestvers = -1;
 		struct supertype tst;