diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_loader.c b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_loader.c
index 33917146d9c4..a686eef2cf7f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_loader.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_loader.c
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ int sst_load_fw(struct intel_sst_drv *sst_drv_ctx)
 			return ret_val;
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON(!sst_drv_ctx->fw_in_mem);
 	block = sst_create_block(sst_drv_ctx, 0, FW_DWNL_ID);
 	if (block == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_stream.c b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_stream.c
index 83d8dda15233..65e257b17a7e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_stream.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_stream.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ int sst_alloc_stream_mrfld(struct intel_sst_drv *sst_drv_ctx, void *params)
 	void *data = NULL;
 
 	dev_dbg(sst_drv_ctx->dev, "Enter\n");
-	BUG_ON(!params);
 
 	str_params = (struct snd_sst_params *)params;
 	memset(&alloc_param, 0, sizeof(alloc_param));