diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 89b0418a6c2edd500e3a7bc3592c983ac5a428c7..e626761b8c9484175aeeeda04026e3170f22c648 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -11333,11 +11333,7 @@ static void i40e_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* shutdown the adminq */
-	ret_code = i40e_shutdown_adminq(hw);
-	if (ret_code)
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
-			 "Failed to destroy the Admin Queue resources: %d\n",
-			 ret_code);
+	i40e_shutdown_adminq(hw);
 
 	/* destroy the locks only once, here */
 	mutex_destroy(&hw->aq.arq_mutex);