diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
index 64e574c3655ca6b7b07123bd286c5382340f8747..2be78201633f9111817f17623b71dddbc916ee7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
@@ -1511,9 +1511,6 @@ static iw_stats *ray_get_wireless_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct pcmcia_device *link = local->finder;
 	struct status __iomem *p = local->sram + STATUS_BASE;
 
-	if (local == (ray_dev_t *) NULL)
-		return (iw_stats *) NULL;
-
 	local->wstats.status = local->card_status;
 #ifdef WIRELESS_SPY
 	if ((local->spy_data.spy_number > 0)