diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_srab.c b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_srab.c
index aaa12d73784e..3f4249de70c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_srab.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_srab.c
@@ -632,8 +632,7 @@ static int b53_srab_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct b53_srab_priv *priv = dev->priv;
 
 	b53_srab_intr_set(priv, false);
-	if (dev)
-		b53_switch_remove(dev);
+	b53_switch_remove(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }