diff --git a/drivers/net/8139cp.c b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
index 9aef517d7502..94ab3c31e7e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8139cp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
@@ -2009,7 +2009,6 @@ static void cp_remove_one (struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct cp_private *cp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	BUG_ON(!dev);
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
 	iounmap(cp->regs);
 	if (cp->wol_enabled)