diff --git a/hw/arm/mainstone.c b/hw/arm/mainstone.c
index b01ce3ce08..6e64dfab50 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mainstone.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mainstone.c
@@ -138,19 +138,10 @@ static void mainstone_common_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
     /* There are two 32MiB flash devices on the board */
     for (i = 0; i < 2; i ++) {
         dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, i);
-        if (!dinfo) {
-            if (qtest_enabled()) {
-                break;
-            }
-            error_report("Two flash images must be given with the "
-                         "'pflash' parameter");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
         if (!pflash_cfi01_register(mainstone_flash_base[i],
                                    i ? "mainstone.flash1" : "mainstone.flash0",
                                    MAINSTONE_FLASH,
-                                   blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
+                                   dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
                                    sector_len, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, be)) {
             error_report("Error registering flash memory");
             exit(1);