diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
index c335ae2f1713424eac9067c57e6850cb91981781..f6a1dbb4b66be1e049e24ea58f2fc301393cff8c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
@@ -641,11 +641,9 @@ static irqreturn_t nvec_interrupt(int irq, void *dev)
 			nvec_msg_free(nvec, nvec->rx);
 			nvec->state = 3;
 			nvec_tx_set(nvec);
-			BUG_ON(nvec->tx->size < 1);
 			to_send = nvec->tx->data[0];
 			nvec->tx->pos = 1;
 		} else if (status == (I2C_SL_IRQ)) {
-			BUG_ON(nvec->rx == NULL);
 			nvec->rx->data[1] = received;
 			nvec->rx->pos = 2;
 			nvec->state = 4;