diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c b/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
index 811984d9324b6ea0f925d4d3124db1bc7c0e575a..8b85d774e47fe5dbe2d526eaff6bdf7215a2057b 100644
--- a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
+++ b/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
@@ -496,9 +496,6 @@ static void ircomm_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 
 	IRDA_DEBUG(0, "%s()\n", __func__ );
 
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	IRDA_ASSERT(self != NULL, return;);
 	IRDA_ASSERT(self->magic == IRCOMM_TTY_MAGIC, return;);
 
@@ -1007,9 +1004,6 @@ static void ircomm_tty_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	IRDA_ASSERT(self != NULL, return;);
 	IRDA_ASSERT(self->magic == IRCOMM_TTY_MAGIC, return;);
 
-	if (!tty)
-		return;
-
 	/* ircomm_tty_flush_buffer(tty); */
 	ircomm_tty_shutdown(self);