diff --git a/drivers/crypto/omap-des.c b/drivers/crypto/omap-des.c
index 538aff80869f6a7f3118779fa8518c6b1b4dee44..f783769ea1107239258e8c59e5a2b0f475e16efe 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/omap-des.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/omap-des.c
@@ -1091,9 +1091,6 @@ static int omap_des_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct omap_des_dev *dd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int i, j;
 
-	if (!dd)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&list_lock);
 	list_del(&dd->list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&list_lock);
@@ -1106,7 +1103,6 @@ static int omap_des_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	tasklet_kill(&dd->done_task);
 	omap_des_dma_cleanup(dd);
 	pm_runtime_disable(dd->dev);
-	dd = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }