diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-taos-evm.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-taos-evm.c
index addd90a..7c7fc01 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-taos-evm.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-taos-evm.c
@@ -282,8 +282,7 @@ static void taos_disconnect(struct serio *serio)
 {
 	struct taos_data *taos = serio_get_drvdata(serio);
 
-	if (taos->client)
-		i2c_unregister_device(taos->client);
+	i2c_unregister_device(taos->client);
 	i2c_del_adapter(&taos->adapter);
 	serio_close(serio);
 	kfree(taos);