diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
index 9f8cea5f9615a..19bfd30861aa8 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
@@ -3826,7 +3826,6 @@ static void asus_wmi_handle_event_code(int code, struct asus_wmi *asus)
 {
 	unsigned int key_value = 1;
 	bool autorelease = 1;
-	int orig_code = code;
 
 	if (asus->driver->key_filter) {
 		asus->driver->key_filter(asus->driver, &code, &key_value,
@@ -3835,16 +3834,10 @@ static void asus_wmi_handle_event_code(int code, struct asus_wmi *asus)
 			return;
 	}
 
-	if (code >= NOTIFY_BRNUP_MIN && code <= NOTIFY_BRNUP_MAX)
-		code = ASUS_WMI_BRN_UP;
-	else if (code >= NOTIFY_BRNDOWN_MIN && code <= NOTIFY_BRNDOWN_MAX)
-		code = ASUS_WMI_BRN_DOWN;
-
-	if (code == ASUS_WMI_BRN_DOWN || code == ASUS_WMI_BRN_UP) {
-		if (acpi_video_get_backlight_type() == acpi_backlight_vendor) {
-			asus_wmi_backlight_notify(asus, orig_code);
-			return;
-		}
+	if (acpi_video_get_backlight_type() == acpi_backlight_vendor &&
+	    code >= NOTIFY_BRNUP_MIN && code <= NOTIFY_BRNDOWN_MAX) {
+		asus_wmi_backlight_notify(asus, code);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (code == NOTIFY_KBD_BRTUP) {