diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 5041368a9a20aad0ae264cd97e6dd6548be2cbbe..c6606e1af51dbef7636d5d4bd384aed9e4095a8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -808,10 +808,6 @@ int iwl_send_cmd_sync(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 
 int iwl_send_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	/* A command can not be asynchronous AND expect an SKB to be set. */
-	BUG_ON((cmd->meta.flags & CMD_ASYNC) &&
-	       (cmd->meta.flags & CMD_WANT_SKB));
-
 	if (cmd->meta.flags & CMD_ASYNC)
 		return iwl_send_cmd_async(priv, cmd);
 
@@ -1968,9 +1964,6 @@ static void iwl_activate_qos(struct iwl_priv *priv, u8 force)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (priv == NULL)
-		return;
-
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 076c5518211b6bd55dc332d3775858f053b91689..fa11eb95699b65f17b1b8743ee82e01f0ebd96a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -806,10 +806,6 @@ int iwl_send_cmd_sync(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 
 int iwl_send_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	/* A command can not be asynchronous AND expect an SKB to be set. */
-	BUG_ON((cmd->meta.flags & CMD_ASYNC) &&
-	       (cmd->meta.flags & CMD_WANT_SKB));
-
 	if (cmd->meta.flags & CMD_ASYNC)
 		return iwl_send_cmd_async(priv, cmd);
 
@@ -2040,9 +2036,6 @@ static void iwl_activate_qos(struct iwl_priv *priv, u8 force)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (priv == NULL)
-		return;
-
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status))
 		return;