diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c
index e46e7c60d49165415e8cadd2cb432fe0182e8700..e0283bb24f06876d59667484d5e909951bd0947d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ nfp_flower_spawn_vnic_reprs(struct nfp_app *app,
 {
 	u8 nfp_pcie = nfp_cppcore_pcie_unit(app->pf->cpp);
 	struct nfp_flower_priv *priv = app->priv;
-	struct nfp_reprs *reprs, *old_reprs;
 	enum nfp_port_type port_type;
+	struct nfp_reprs *reprs;
 	const u8 queue = 0;
 	int i, err;
 
@@ -194,11 +194,7 @@ nfp_flower_spawn_vnic_reprs(struct nfp_app *app,
 			 reprs->reprs[i]->name);
 	}
 
-	old_reprs = nfp_app_reprs_set(app, repr_type, reprs);
-	if (IS_ERR(old_reprs)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(old_reprs);
-		goto err_reprs_clean;
-	}
+	nfp_app_reprs_set(app, repr_type, reprs);
 
 	return 0;
 err_reprs_clean:
@@ -222,8 +218,8 @@ static int
 nfp_flower_spawn_phy_reprs(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_flower_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct nfp_eth_table *eth_tbl = app->pf->eth_tbl;
-	struct nfp_reprs *reprs, *old_reprs;
 	struct sk_buff *ctrl_skb;
+	struct nfp_reprs *reprs;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
 
@@ -280,11 +276,7 @@ nfp_flower_spawn_phy_reprs(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_flower_priv *priv)
 			 phys_port, reprs->reprs[phys_port]->name);
 	}
 
-	old_reprs = nfp_app_reprs_set(app, NFP_REPR_TYPE_PHYS_PORT, reprs);
-	if (IS_ERR(old_reprs)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(old_reprs);
-		goto err_reprs_clean;
-	}
+	nfp_app_reprs_set(app, NFP_REPR_TYPE_PHYS_PORT, reprs);
 
 	/* The MAC_REPR control message should be sent after the MAC
 	 * representors are registered using nfp_app_reprs_set().  This is
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c
index 3644d74fe3042383b1668e688bd52f19fe530fe5..955a9f44d244546c0d16fa5b6ec2eac29849c9d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c
@@ -106,14 +106,8 @@ nfp_app_reprs_set(struct nfp_app *app, enum nfp_repr_type type,
 
 	old = rcu_dereference_protected(app->reprs[type],
 					lockdep_is_held(&app->pf->lock));
-	if (reprs && old) {
-		old = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
-		goto exit_unlock;
-	}
-
 	rcu_assign_pointer(app->reprs[type], reprs);
 
-exit_unlock:
 	return old;
 }