diff --git a/fs/btrfs/export.c b/fs/btrfs/export.c
index 340d90751263..4f774314a0dc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/export.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/export.c
@@ -235,9 +235,6 @@ static int btrfs_get_name(struct dentry *parent, char *name,
 	int ret;
 	u64 ino;
 
-	if (!dir || !inode)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (!S_ISDIR(dir->i_mode))
 		return -EINVAL;