diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/sound/sound.c b/drivers/staging/most/sound/sound.c
index 7c56cdb4d8ee..8a449ab9bdce 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/sound/sound.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/sound/sound.c
@@ -531,9 +531,6 @@ static int audio_probe_channel(struct most_interface *iface, int channel_id,
 	char *sample_res;
 	char arg_list_cpy[STRING_SIZE];
 
-	if (!iface)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (cfg->data_type != MOST_CH_SYNC) {
 		pr_err("Incompatible channel type\n");
 		return -EINVAL;