diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
index 2bff87bd76a65b023845ec401f5348ae8a55167d..80bdf1c5f77fd06fb1f3e1a64541b5d6b100b9a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
@@ -409,11 +409,6 @@ static void mwifiex_free_lock_list(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 static void
 mwifiex_adapter_cleanup(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (!adapter) {
-		pr_err("%s: adapter is NULL\n", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	del_timer(&adapter->wakeup_timer);
 	mwifiex_cancel_all_pending_cmd(adapter);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&adapter->cmd_wait_q.wait);