diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 9c7b1d8e82204f49e0d11dd33212dfc1c37002b9..c41879a955b57e45dcbbcfa533daf6505a9e1d02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3684,7 +3684,7 @@ static int stmmac_set_features(struct net_device *netdev,
 /**
  *  stmmac_interrupt - main ISR
  *  @irq: interrupt number.
- *  @dev_id: to pass the net device pointer.
+ *  @dev_id: to pass the net device pointer (must be valid).
  *  Description: this is the main driver interrupt service routine.
  *  It can call:
  *  o DMA service routine (to manage incoming frame reception and transmission
@@ -3708,11 +3708,6 @@ static irqreturn_t stmmac_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (priv->irq_wake)
 		pm_wakeup_event(priv->device, 0);
 
-	if (unlikely(!dev)) {
-		netdev_err(priv->dev, "%s: invalid dev pointer\n", __func__);
-		return IRQ_NONE;
-	}
-
 	/* Check if adapter is up */
 	if (test_bit(STMMAC_DOWN, &priv->state))
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;