diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 72114907c0e4..6ecb64140f37 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -371,9 +371,6 @@ static int pcmcia_device_remove(struct device *dev)
 		pcmcia_card_remove(p_dev->socket, p_dev);
 
 	/* detach the "instance" */
-	if (!p_drv)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (p_drv->remove)
 		p_drv->remove(p_dev);
 
@@ -389,7 +386,7 @@ static int pcmcia_device_remove(struct device *dev)
 				 "pcmcia: driver %s did not release window properly\n",
 				 p_drv->name);
 
-	/* references from pcmcia_probe_device */
+	/* references from pcmcia_device_probe */
 	pcmcia_put_dev(p_dev);
 	module_put(p_drv->owner);