diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_io.c b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_io.c
index 4869ef813dc4..6184bc485811 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_io.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_io.c
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ static void qedf_cmd_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct qedf_ctx *qedf;
 	struct qedf_rport *fcport;
 
-	if (io_req == NULL) {
-		QEDF_INFO(NULL, QEDF_LOG_IO, "io_req is NULL.\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	fcport = io_req->fcport;
 	if (io_req->fcport == NULL) {
 		QEDF_INFO(NULL, QEDF_LOG_IO,  "fcport is NULL.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
index 69f7784233f9..9c7efdf40dd5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
@@ -3971,10 +3971,6 @@ void qedf_stag_change_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct qedf_ctx *qedf =
 	    container_of(work, struct qedf_ctx, stag_work.work);
 
-	if (!qedf) {
-		QEDF_ERR(NULL, "qedf is NULL");
-		return;
-	}
 	QEDF_ERR(&qedf->dbg_ctx, "Performing software context reset.\n");
 	qedf_ctx_soft_reset(qedf->lport);
 }