diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index eeb233cbac4f..4caa814d41c3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -6071,10 +6071,8 @@ destroy_trace_option_files(struct trace_option_dentry *topts)
 	if (!topts)
 		return;
 
-	for (cnt = 0; topts[cnt].opt; cnt++) {
-		if (topts[cnt].entry)
-			debugfs_remove(topts[cnt].entry);
-	}
+	for (cnt = 0; topts[cnt].opt; cnt++)
+		debugfs_remove(topts[cnt].entry);
 
 	kfree(topts);
 }