diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index fc991c8c16d2..b4d81d3a856c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -4038,9 +4038,6 @@ void free_mlme_ext_priv(struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext)
 {
 	struct adapter *padapter = container_of(pmlmeext, struct adapter, mlmeextpriv);
 
-	if (!padapter)
-		return;
-
 	if (padapter->bDriverStopped) {
 		del_timer_sync(&pmlmeext->survey_timer);
 		del_timer_sync(&pmlmeext->link_timer);