diff --git a/samples/damon/mtier.c b/samples/damon/mtier.c
index bea45c87cc9b..27dc88bdf7a0 100644
--- a/samples/damon/mtier.c
+++ b/samples/damon/mtier.c
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ static struct damon_ctx *damon_sample_mtier_build_ctx(bool promote)
 	if (!scheme)
 		goto free_out;
 	damon_set_schemes(ctx, &scheme, 1);
-	/* zero target value causes division by zero in damos_quota_store() */
-	if (!node0_mem_used_bp || !node0_mem_free_bp)
-		goto free_out;
 	quota_goal = damos_new_quota_goal(
 			promote ? DAMOS_QUOTA_NODE_MEM_USED_BP :
 			DAMOS_QUOTA_NODE_MEM_FREE_BP,