diff --git a/net/econet/af_econet.c b/net/econet/af_econet.c
index f8c1ae4b41f03641f7bb7db11feb88893df65519..e366f1bef91f905a46e136bd08bf9414c74bd4fe 100644
--- a/net/econet/af_econet.c
+++ b/net/econet/af_econet.c
@@ -297,23 +297,14 @@ static int econet_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	mutex_lock(&econet_mutex);
 
-	if (saddr == NULL) {
-		struct econet_sock *eo = ec_sk(sk);
-
-		addr.station = eo->station;
-		addr.net     = eo->net;
-		port	     = eo->port;
-		cb	     = eo->cb;
-	} else {
-		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_ec)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&econet_mutex);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		addr.station = saddr->addr.station;
-		addr.net = saddr->addr.net;
-		port = saddr->port;
-		cb = saddr->cb;
-	}
+        if (saddr == NULL || msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_ec)) {
+                mutex_unlock(&econet_mutex);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        addr.station = saddr->addr.station;
+        addr.net = saddr->addr.net;
+        port = saddr->port;
+        cb = saddr->cb;
 
 	/* Look for a device with the right network number. */
 	dev = net2dev_map[addr.net];
@@ -351,7 +342,6 @@ static int econet_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 		eb = (struct ec_cb *)&skb->cb;
 
-		/* BUG: saddr may be NULL */
 		eb->cookie = saddr->cookie;
 		eb->sec = *saddr;
 		eb->sent = ec_tx_done;