diff --git a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
index d1628112dacc1982e0bcd33043701a657ecfa8ef..e054e0ac6fc2f58e814478811e5e9b1f96b4b5a4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
@@ -2669,8 +2669,7 @@ static int atmel_sha_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct atmel_sha_dev *sha_dd;
 
 	sha_dd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	if (!sha_dd)
-		return -ENODEV;
+
 	spin_lock(&atmel_sha.lock);
 	list_del(&sha_dd->list);
 	spin_unlock(&atmel_sha.lock);