diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 25df04fad192..91393578808e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 6dff29b63a5bf2eaf3313cb8a84f0b7520c43401
+refs/heads/master: 1df8d8d4efb7bce0e44d2aa91c4c0fa7ffe613c0
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c b/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c
index b39d2bb3e75b..8af43e9b6183 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c
@@ -1240,9 +1240,6 @@ static int asus_hotk_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
 	int result;
 
-	if (!device)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	pr_notice("Asus Laptop Support version %s\n",
 	       ASUS_LAPTOP_VERSION);
 
@@ -1306,9 +1303,6 @@ static int asus_hotk_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 static int asus_hotk_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 {
-	if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	kfree(hotk->name);
 	kfree(hotk);