diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
index 494c22243259..bf17c6c8f2eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-qcom-ethqos.c
@@ -667,11 +667,7 @@ static int qcom_ethqos_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int qcom_ethqos_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct qcom_ethqos *ethqos;
-
-	ethqos = get_stmmac_bsp_priv(&pdev->dev);
-	if (!ethqos)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	struct qcom_ethqos *ethqos = get_stmmac_bsp_priv(&pdev->dev);
 
 	stmmac_pltfr_remove(pdev);
 	ethqos_clks_config(ethqos, false);