diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/gb-es1.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/gb-es1.c
index 27416e440ede..f44c26d21a20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/gb-es1.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/gb-es1.c
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ static struct urb *next_free_urb(struct es1_ap_dev *es1, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	dev_err(&es1->usb_dev->dev,
 		"No free CPort OUT urbs, having to dynamically allocate one!\n");
 	urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, gfp_mask);
-	if (!urb)
-		return NULL;
 
 	return urb;
 }