diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tda9840.c b/drivers/media/video/tda9840.c
index 77bfd24ecfae4fa0039dbb4f47472b898d9d7f41..1c391f0328fd195c1f977956cae06d5ab02428fa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tda9840.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tda9840.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static void tda9840_write(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 val)
 
 static int tda9840_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned cmd, void *arg)
 {
-	int result = 0;
 	int byte = *(int *)arg;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
@@ -176,9 +175,6 @@ static int tda9840_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned cmd, void *arg)
 		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 	}
 
-	if (result)
-		return -EIO;
-
 	return 0;
 }