diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index f075acbce441..aaba1b00d7a5 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 83414d528d2f97d6574c14afb892879c11bbcc7c
+refs/heads/master: 2add5f4661ce822fe16afabf925a0133d6b274fb
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c b/trunk/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
index d2b82a78d2af..a511a2be9c70 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
@@ -3196,7 +3196,6 @@ static void __devexit slic_entry_remove(struct pci_dev *pcidev)
 	struct sliccard *card;
 	struct mcast_address *mcaddr, *mlist;
 
-	ASSERT(adapter);
 	slic_adapter_freeresources(adapter);
 	slic_unmap_mmio_space(adapter);
 	unregister_netdev(dev);