diff --git a/kernel/fail_function.c b/kernel/fail_function.c
index bc80a4e268c0..17f75b545f66 100644
--- a/kernel/fail_function.c
+++ b/kernel/fail_function.c
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ static void fei_debugfs_remove_attr(struct fei_attr *attr)
 	struct dentry *dir;
 
 	dir = debugfs_lookup(attr->kp.symbol_name, fei_debugfs_dir);
-	if (dir)
-		debugfs_remove_recursive(dir);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(dir);
 }
 
 static int fei_kprobe_handler(struct kprobe *kp, struct pt_regs *regs)