diff --git a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
index 89e02a7529b7..5133a0792eb0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
@@ -499,10 +499,8 @@ static int skel_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	/* allocate memory for our device state and initialize it */
 	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dev) {
-		dev_err(&interface->dev, "Out of memory\n");
+	if (!dev)
 		goto error;
-	}
 	kref_init(&dev->kref);
 	sema_init(&dev->limit_sem, WRITES_IN_FLIGHT);
 	mutex_init(&dev->io_mutex);
@@ -526,11 +524,8 @@ static int skel_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 			dev->bulk_in_size = buffer_size;
 			dev->bulk_in_endpointAddr = endpoint->bEndpointAddress;
 			dev->bulk_in_buffer = kmalloc(buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!dev->bulk_in_buffer) {
-				dev_err(&interface->dev,
-					"Could not allocate bulk_in_buffer\n");
+			if (!dev->bulk_in_buffer)
 				goto error;
-			}
 			dev->bulk_in_urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!dev->bulk_in_urb)
 				goto error;