diff --git a/net/rds/iw_sysctl.c b/net/rds/iw_sysctl.c
index 89c91515ed0c..139239d2cb22 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw_sysctl.c
+++ b/net/rds/iw_sysctl.c
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ static struct ctl_table rds_iw_sysctl_table[] = {
 
 void rds_iw_sysctl_exit(void)
 {
-	if (rds_iw_sysctl_hdr)
-		unregister_net_sysctl_table(rds_iw_sysctl_hdr);
+	unregister_net_sysctl_table(rds_iw_sysctl_hdr);
 }
 
 int rds_iw_sysctl_init(void)
diff --git a/net/rds/sysctl.c b/net/rds/sysctl.c
index b5cb2aa08f33..c3b0cd43eb56 100644
--- a/net/rds/sysctl.c
+++ b/net/rds/sysctl.c
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ static struct ctl_table rds_sysctl_rds_table[] = {
 
 void rds_sysctl_exit(void)
 {
-	if (rds_sysctl_reg_table)
-		unregister_net_sysctl_table(rds_sysctl_reg_table);
+	unregister_net_sysctl_table(rds_sysctl_reg_table);
 }
 
 int rds_sysctl_init(void)