diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 070827265113..96e9687a8c8f 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: fcdff13905934874016f1899b15a9221c055d6ea
+refs/heads/master: dde9f93c205a791c5647c14d43003c578ebf6f2d
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/acenic.c b/trunk/drivers/net/acenic.c
index b78a4e5ceeb2..62e660a79387 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/acenic.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/acenic.c
@@ -3128,12 +3128,6 @@ static int __devinit read_eeprom_byte(struct net_device *dev,
 	int result = 0;
 	short i;
 
-	if (!dev) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "No device!\n");
-		result = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Don't take interrupts on this CPU will bit banging
 	 * the %#%#@$ I2C device