diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
index d47b773e2a64..fefc2e68e1de 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
@@ -1353,8 +1353,6 @@ static int elants_i2c_power_on(struct elants_data *ts)
 	udelay(ELAN_POWERON_DELAY_USEC);
 
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ts->reset_gpio, 0);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
 
 	msleep(ELAN_RESET_DELAY_MSEC);