diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/msg_sm.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/msg_sm.c
index ce9557e16eb0..7b517eb827fe 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/msg_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/msg_sm.c
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ out_err:
  */
 void bridge_msg_delete(struct msg_mgr *hmsg_mgr)
 {
-	if (hmsg_mgr)
-		delete_msg_mgr(hmsg_mgr);
+	delete_msg_mgr(hmsg_mgr);
 }
 
 /*