diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
index 3d746c887873..67a648c7d3a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ static u32 hns_nic_get_link(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	u32 link_stat = priv->link;
 	struct hnae_handle *h;
 
-	assert(priv && priv->ae_handle);
 	h = priv->ae_handle;
 
 	if (priv->phy) {
@@ -646,8 +645,6 @@ static void hns_nic_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *net_dev,
 {
 	struct hns_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);
 
-	assert(priv);
-
 	strncpy(drvinfo->version, HNAE_DRIVER_VERSION,
 		sizeof(drvinfo->version));
 	drvinfo->version[sizeof(drvinfo->version) - 1] = '\0';
@@ -720,8 +717,6 @@ static int hns_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *net_dev,
 	struct hnae_handle *h;
 	struct hnae_ae_ops *ops;
 
-	assert(priv || priv->ae_handle);
-
 	h = priv->ae_handle;
 	ops = h->dev->ops;
 
@@ -780,8 +775,6 @@ static int hns_set_coalesce(struct net_device *net_dev,
 	struct hnae_ae_ops *ops;
 	int ret;
 
-	assert(priv || priv->ae_handle);
-
 	ops = priv->ae_handle->dev->ops;
 
 	if (ec->tx_coalesce_usecs != ec->rx_coalesce_usecs)
@@ -1111,8 +1104,6 @@ void hns_get_regs(struct net_device *net_dev, struct ethtool_regs *cmd,
 	struct hns_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);
 	struct hnae_ae_ops *ops;
 
-	assert(priv || priv->ae_handle);
-
 	ops = priv->ae_handle->dev->ops;
 
 	cmd->version = HNS_CHIP_VERSION;
@@ -1135,8 +1126,6 @@ static int hns_get_regs_len(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	struct hns_nic_priv *priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);
 	struct hnae_ae_ops *ops;
 
-	assert(priv || priv->ae_handle);
-
 	ops = priv->ae_handle->dev->ops;
 	if (!ops->get_regs_len) {
 		netdev_err(net_dev, "ops->get_regs_len is null!\n");