diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
index 170527165374..93da1a45c716 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
@@ -237,11 +237,6 @@ int edac_device_register_sysfs_main_kobj(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
 
 	/* get the /sys/devices/system/edac reference */
 	edac_subsys = edac_get_sysfs_subsys();
-	if (edac_subsys == NULL) {
-		edac_dbg(1, "no edac_subsys error\n");
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_out;
-	}
 
 	/* Point to the 'edac_subsys' this instance 'reports' to */
 	edac_dev->edac_subsys = edac_subsys;
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
index 1c79ae3e083a..26e65ab5932a 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
@@ -1025,24 +1025,15 @@ static struct device_type mc_attr_type = {
  */
 int __init edac_mc_sysfs_init(void)
 {
-	struct bus_type *edac_subsys;
 	int err;
 
-	/* get the /sys/devices/system/edac subsys reference */
-	edac_subsys = edac_get_sysfs_subsys();
-	if (edac_subsys == NULL) {
-		edac_dbg(1, "no edac_subsys\n");
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	mci_pdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*mci_pdev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mci_pdev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	mci_pdev->bus = edac_subsys;
+	mci_pdev->bus = edac_get_sysfs_subsys();
 	mci_pdev->type = &mc_attr_type;
 	device_initialize(mci_pdev);
 	dev_set_name(mci_pdev, "mc");
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c
index 262f56cca9ff..6e3428ba400f 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_pci_sysfs.c
@@ -331,10 +331,7 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_edac_pci_main_kobj = {
 };
 
 /**
- * edac_pci_main_kobj_setup()
- *
- *	setup the sysfs for EDAC PCI attributes
- *	assumes edac_subsys has already been initialized
+ * edac_pci_main_kobj_setup: Setup the sysfs for EDAC PCI attributes.
  */
 static int edac_pci_main_kobj_setup(void)
 {
@@ -351,11 +348,6 @@ static int edac_pci_main_kobj_setup(void)
 	 * controls and attributes
 	 */
 	edac_subsys = edac_get_sysfs_subsys();
-	if (edac_subsys == NULL) {
-		edac_dbg(1, "no edac_subsys\n");
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto decrement_count_fail;
-	}
 
 	/* Bump the reference count on this module to ensure the
 	 * modules isn't unloaded until we deconstruct the top