diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
index 91304342f8b6..7dde47a67997 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
@@ -1255,8 +1255,6 @@ static int __devinit eeepc_hotk_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 	struct device *dev;
 	int result;
 
-	if (!device)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	pr_notice(EEEPC_HOTK_NAME "\n");
 	ehotk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct eeepc_hotk), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ehotk)
@@ -1343,9 +1341,6 @@ static int __devinit eeepc_hotk_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 static int eeepc_hotk_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 {
-	if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	eeepc_backlight_exit();
 	eeepc_rfkill_exit();
 	eeepc_input_exit();