diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 30077104d143..a39136b0bd16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -4600,9 +4600,6 @@ static void ice_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct ice_pf *pf = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int i;
 
-	if (!pf)
-		return;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ICE_MAX_RESET_WAIT; i++) {
 		if (!ice_is_reset_in_progress(pf->state))
 			break;