diff --git a/net/mac80211/aes_ccm.c b/net/mac80211/aes_ccm.c
index d2b03e0851ef..4bd6ef0be380 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/aes_ccm.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/aes_ccm.c
@@ -147,6 +147,5 @@ struct crypto_cipher *ieee80211_aes_key_setup_encrypt(const u8 key[])
 
 void ieee80211_aes_key_free(struct crypto_cipher *tfm)
 {
-	if (tfm)
-		crypto_free_cipher(tfm);
+	crypto_free_cipher(tfm);
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/aes_cmac.c b/net/mac80211/aes_cmac.c
index b4d66cca76d6..d502b2684a66 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/aes_cmac.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/aes_cmac.c
@@ -128,6 +128,5 @@ struct crypto_cipher * ieee80211_aes_cmac_key_setup(const u8 key[])
 
 void ieee80211_aes_cmac_key_free(struct crypto_cipher *tfm)
 {
-	if (tfm)
-		crypto_free_cipher(tfm);
+	crypto_free_cipher(tfm);
 }