diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c
index 38941a6563123141a8ebded9d54600c2bbe8acf3..01bf9e730acf6087d499ed5fb1ade94cd5763124 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c
@@ -418,8 +418,6 @@ void ast_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	struct ast_bo *ast_bo = gem_to_ast_bo(obj);
 
-	if (!ast_bo)
-		return;
 	ast_bo_unref(&ast_bo);
 }