diff --git a/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c b/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c
index f169d95895ea..bf382aa07e92 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c
@@ -1414,10 +1414,6 @@ static int is_sdca_endpoint_present(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(sdw_dev);
-	if (!slave) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto put_device;
-	}
 
 	/* Make sure BIOS provides SDCA properties */
 	if (!slave->sdca_data.interface_revision) {