1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
index 0d3c191b6bc3..92a1037c1b2e 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
@@ -1034,13 +1034,6 @@ static int __rproc_boot(struct rproc *rproc, bool wait)
                 return ret;
         }
 
-        /* loading a firmware is required */
-        if (!rproc->firmware) {
-                dev_err(dev, "%s: no firmware to load\n", __func__);
-                ret = -EINVAL;
-                goto unlock_mutex;
-        }
-
         /* prevent underlying implementation from being removed */
         if (!try_module_get(dev->parent->driver->owner)) {
                 dev_err(dev, "%s: can't get owner\n", __func__);