diff --git a/drivers/soc/ti/pruss.c b/drivers/soc/ti/pruss.c
index cc0b4ad7a3d3..5d6e7132a5c4 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/ti/pruss.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/ti/pruss.c
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ static int pruss_clk_init(struct pruss *pruss, struct device_node *cfg_node)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	data = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
-	if (IS_ERR(data))
-		return -ENODEV;
 
 	clks_np = of_get_child_by_name(cfg_node, "clocks");
 	if (!clks_np) {
@@ -175,10 +173,6 @@ static int pruss_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	const char *mem_names[PRUSS_MEM_MAX] = { "dram0", "dram1", "shrdram2" };
 
 	data = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
-	if (IS_ERR(data)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "missing private data\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 
 	ret = dma_set_coherent_mask(dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
 	if (ret) {