diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c b/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
index 1ade6cf23f7edb301c2137c2d35b09db6513bc94..b110c573ea85319490922d8f3c538d507913c060 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c
@@ -1181,17 +1181,11 @@ static void garmin_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = urb->context;
-	struct usb_serial *serial =  port->serial;
 	struct garmin_data *garmin_data_p = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
 	int status = urb->status;
 	int retval;
 
-	if (!serial) {
-		dev_dbg(&urb->dev->dev, "%s - bad serial pointer, exiting\n", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (status) {
 		dev_dbg(&urb->dev->dev, "%s - nonzero read bulk status received: %d\n",
 			__func__, status);