diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c b/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
index e64bde46822e..76e55612430b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/uli526x.c
@@ -664,11 +664,6 @@ static irqreturn_t uli526x_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	unsigned long ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!dev) {
-		ULI526X_DBUG(1, "uli526x_interrupt() without DEVICE arg", 0);
-		return IRQ_NONE;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
 	outl(0, ioaddr + DCR7);