diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index 3b07328704bb..5d5f25364b2f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -252,12 +252,6 @@ int rtw_cmd_thread(void *context)
 	while (1) {
 		wait_for_completion(&pcmdpriv->enqueue_cmd);
 
-		if (padapter->bDriverStopped ||
-		    padapter->bSurpriseRemoved) {
-			DBG_88E("%s: DriverStopped(%d) SurpriseRemoved(%d) break at line %d\n",
-				__func__, padapter->bDriverStopped, padapter->bSurpriseRemoved, __LINE__);
-			break;
-		}
 _next:
 		if (padapter->bDriverStopped ||
 		    padapter->bSurpriseRemoved) {