diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcsim.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcsim.c
index dd27c85190d3..b42d386350b7 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcsim.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcsim.c
@@ -336,10 +336,6 @@ static struct dentry *nfcsim_debugfs_root;
 static void nfcsim_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	nfcsim_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("nfcsim", NULL);
-
-	if (!nfcsim_debugfs_root)
-		pr_err("Could not create debugfs entry\n");
-
 }
 
 static void nfcsim_debugfs_remove(void)