diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 549a5b682a29..bedbb6a17149 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 81e43213882e62374c1a87f9d97d4287ed9f7257
+refs/heads/master: bcd218be5aebed94951a750b1d477aea86fb68ea
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
index fe045896406b..09bd6351f64c 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
@@ -220,11 +220,6 @@ static int smsc95xx_eeprom_confirm_not_busy(struct usbnet *dev)
 	do {
 		smsc95xx_read_reg(dev, E2P_CMD, &val);
 
-		if (!(val & E2P_CMD_LOADED_)) {
-			devwarn(dev, "No EEPROM present");
-			return -EIO;
-		}
-
 		if (!(val & E2P_CMD_BUSY_))
 			return 0;