diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/mxs-lradc.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/mxs-lradc.c
index df71669bb60e..7b9224198bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/mxs-lradc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/mxs-lradc.c
@@ -897,10 +897,6 @@ static int mxs_lradc_read_raw(struct iio_dev *iio_dev,
 {
 	struct mxs_lradc *lradc = iio_priv(iio_dev);
 
-	/* Check for invalid channel */
-	if (chan->channel > LRADC_MAX_TOTAL_CHANS)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	switch (m) {
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
 		if (chan->type == IIO_TEMP)