diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
index 2e399b6137a27899e97108cf5f35024f8b4d2ed0..de50e84902afe3b6a26c422d34a687ec9bc523ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
@@ -251,11 +251,6 @@ void qed_int_sp_dpc(unsigned long hwfn_cookie)
 	int arr_size;
 	u16 rc = 0;
 
-	if (!p_hwfn) {
-		DP_ERR(p_hwfn->cdev, "DPC called - no hwfn!\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (!p_hwfn->p_sp_sb) {
 		DP_ERR(p_hwfn->cdev, "DPC called - no p_sp_sb\n");
 		return;