diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c
index c0871f8f2c68adc21b0f97b38210c81212612b4a..dcf596217d9ea53abef831e02741256b3694e7f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ int iwl_trans_send_cmd(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 	if (!(cmd->flags & CMD_ASYNC))
 		lock_map_release(&trans->sync_cmd_lockdep_map);
 
+	if (WARN_ON((cmd->flags & CMD_WANT_SKB) && !ret && !cmd->resp_pkt))
+		return -EIO;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_trans_send_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c
index 119a3bd92c50f72c7c47756928734b99b7397f90..0493a03ec3ed2a2a0fd8d546f987c7b5544d02e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c
@@ -1795,12 +1795,6 @@ iwl_mvm_get_wakeup_status(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
-	/* RF-kill already asserted again... */
-	if (!cmd.resp_pkt) {
-		fw_status = ERR_PTR(-ERFKILL);
-		goto out_free_resp;
-	}
-
 	status_size = sizeof(*fw_status);
 
 	len = iwl_rx_packet_payload_len(cmd.resp_pkt);
@@ -1925,12 +1919,6 @@ iwl_mvm_netdetect_query_results(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* RF-kill already asserted again... */
-	if (!cmd.resp_pkt) {
-		ret = -ERFKILL;
-		goto out_free_resp;
-	}
-
 	len = iwl_rx_packet_payload_len(cmd.resp_pkt);
 	if (len < sizeof(*query)) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Invalid scan offload profiles query response!\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
index 87b9ebfc653eae84ac4552c87ec222af3c7a450f..beead0bc08c9dfcf576d1e279dbbce4375888286 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ static int iwl_nvm_write_chunk(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u16 section,
 		return ret;
 
 	pkt = cmd.resp_pkt;
-	if (!pkt) {
-		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Error in NVM_ACCESS response\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	/* Extract & check NVM write response */
 	nvm_resp = (void *)pkt->data;
 	if (le16_to_cpu(nvm_resp->status) != READ_NVM_CHUNK_SUCCEED) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 1da55e4a104814ac53a37fb3356ca273be01b586..c9686e31b32e530771b66e4dfa58488d609a12cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -1611,9 +1611,6 @@ static void iwl_mvm_d0i3_exit_work(struct work_struct *wk)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (!get_status_cmd.resp_pkt)
-		goto out;
-
 	status = (void *)get_status_cmd.resp_pkt->data;
 	wakeup_reasons = le32_to_cpu(status->wakeup_reasons);
 	qos_seq = status->qos_seq_ctr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
index 8f4f176e204e588567f7fc8552f9982cc65c80b3..cc5a56818db891a1e949537467366f1f977bf485 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
@@ -168,11 +168,6 @@ int iwl_mvm_send_cmd_status(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd,
 	}
 
 	pkt = cmd->resp_pkt;
-	/* Can happen if RFKILL is asserted */
-	if (!pkt) {
-		ret = 0;
-		goto out_free_resp;
-	}
 
 	resp_len = iwl_rx_packet_payload_len(pkt);
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(resp_len != sizeof(*resp))) {