diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
index 2f3cc8fb471a..b3709f9cf5be 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
@@ -280,11 +280,6 @@ static int ar7_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ar7_regs_wdt =
 		platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "regs");
-	if (!ar7_regs_wdt) {
-		pr_err("could not get registers resource\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	ar7_wdt = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, ar7_regs_wdt);
 	if (IS_ERR(ar7_wdt))
 		return PTR_ERR(ar7_wdt);