1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/kernfs/dir.c b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
index a8028be6cdb7..4076e8a7c269 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
@@ -920,9 +920,6 @@ static void __kernfs_remove(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 
         lockdep_assert_held(&kernfs_mutex);
 
-        if (!kn)
-                return;
-
         pr_debug("kernfs %s: removing\n", kn->name);
 
         __kernfs_deactivate(kn);