diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8e7d0cb540cdb..e7ffcfa037f79 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2384,8 +2384,7 @@ static bool remove_xps_queue(struct xps_dev_maps *dev_maps,
 	struct xps_map *map = NULL;
 	int pos;
 
-	if (dev_maps)
-		map = xmap_dereference(dev_maps->attr_map[tci]);
+	map = xmap_dereference(dev_maps->attr_map[tci]);
 	if (!map)
 		return false;