diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/integrator_ap.c b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/integrator_ap.c
index 11e2a4145807..61225e12a749 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/integrator_ap.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/integrator_ap.c
@@ -540,16 +540,14 @@ static void __init ap_init_of(void)
 					   'A' + (ap_sc_id & 0x0f));
 
 	soc_dev = soc_device_register(soc_dev_attr);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(soc_dev)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(soc_dev)) {
 		kfree(soc_dev_attr->revision);
 		kfree(soc_dev_attr);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	parent = soc_device_to_device(soc_dev);
-
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(parent))
-		integrator_init_sysfs(parent, ap_sc_id);
+	integrator_init_sysfs(parent, ap_sc_id);
 
 	of_platform_populate(root, of_default_bus_match_table,
 			ap_auxdata_lookup, parent);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/integrator_cp.c b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/integrator_cp.c
index 7322838c0447..601618903dfb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/integrator_cp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/integrator_cp.c
@@ -364,17 +364,14 @@ static void __init intcp_init_of(void)
 					   'A' + (intcp_sc_id & 0x0f));
 
 	soc_dev = soc_device_register(soc_dev_attr);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(soc_dev)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(soc_dev)) {
 		kfree(soc_dev_attr->revision);
 		kfree(soc_dev_attr);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	parent = soc_device_to_device(soc_dev);
-
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(parent))
-		integrator_init_sysfs(parent, intcp_sc_id);
-
+	integrator_init_sysfs(parent, intcp_sc_id);
 	of_platform_populate(root, of_default_bus_match_table,
 			intcp_auxdata_lookup, parent);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu.c
index 721e7b4275f3..a48026651504 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/cpu.c
@@ -145,14 +145,13 @@ struct device * __init ux500_soc_device_init(const char *soc_id)
 	soc_info_populate(soc_dev_attr, soc_id);
 
 	soc_dev = soc_device_register(soc_dev_attr);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(soc_dev)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(soc_dev)) {
 	        kfree(soc_dev_attr);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	parent = soc_device_to_device(soc_dev);
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(parent))
-		device_create_file(parent, &ux500_soc_attr);
+	device_create_file(parent, &ux500_soc_attr);
 
 	return parent;
 }