1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c b/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
index 88bebf8cf0e5..4804586edd29 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-atmel.c
@@ -1087,14 +1087,6 @@ static int atmel_spi_one_transfer(struct spi_master *master,
                 }
         }
 
-        if (xfer->bits_per_word > 8) {
-                if (xfer->len % 2) {
-                        dev_dbg(&spi->dev,
-                        "buffer len should be 16 bits aligned\n");
-                        return -EINVAL;
-                }
-        }
-
         /*
          * DMA map early, for performance (empties dcache ASAP) and
          * better fault reporting.