1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
index 44ac9aef6a8d..8b527d79d429 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
@@ -512,10 +512,6 @@ static void ixgbe_ptp_tx_hwtstamp_work(struct work_struct *work)
                                               IXGBE_PTP_TX_TIMEOUT);
         u32 tsynctxctl;
 
-        /* we have to have a valid skb */
-        if (!adapter->ptp_tx_skb)
-                return;
-
         if (timeout) {
                 dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->ptp_tx_skb);
                 adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;