diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cht-wc.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cht-wc.c
index f6546de66fbc..b8fde61bb5d8 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cht-wc.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cht-wc.c
@@ -409,8 +409,7 @@ static int cht_wc_i2c_adap_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct cht_wc_i2c_adap *adap = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	if (adap->client)
-		i2c_unregister_device(adap->client);
+	i2c_unregister_device(adap->client);
 	i2c_del_adapter(&adap->adapter);
 	irq_domain_remove(adap->irq_domain);