diff --git a/drivers/acpi/button.c b/drivers/acpi/button.c
index 52eb06e..c463236 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/button.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/button.c
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@
 {
 	struct acpi_button *button = seq->private;
 
-	if (!button || !button->device)
-		return 0;
-
 	seq_printf(seq, "type:                    %s\n",
 		   acpi_device_name(button->device));
 	return 0;
@@ -147,9 +144,6 @@
 	acpi_status status;
 	unsigned long long state;
 
-	if (!button || !button->device)
-		return 0;
-
 	status = acpi_evaluate_integer(button->device->handle, "_LID", NULL, &state);
 	seq_printf(seq, "state:      %s\n",
 		   ACPI_FAILURE(status) ? "unsupported" :
@@ -171,9 +165,6 @@
 	struct proc_dir_entry *entry = NULL;
 	struct acpi_button *button;
 
-	if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	button = acpi_driver_data(device);
 
 	switch (button->type) {
@@ -270,9 +261,6 @@
 	struct acpi_button *button = acpi_driver_data(device);
 	struct input_dev *input;
 
-	if (!button || !button->device)
-		return;
-
 	switch (event) {
 	case ACPI_FIXED_HARDWARE_EVENT:
 		event = ACPI_BUTTON_NOTIFY_STATUS;
@@ -305,10 +293,8 @@
 {
 	struct acpi_button *button;
 
-	if (!device)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	button = acpi_driver_data(device);
-	if (button && button->type == ACPI_BUTTON_TYPE_LID)
+	if (button->type == ACPI_BUTTON_TYPE_LID)
 		return acpi_lid_send_state(button);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -319,9 +305,6 @@
 	struct acpi_button *button;
 	struct input_dev *input;
 
-	if (!device)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	button = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_button), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!button)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -438,9 +421,6 @@
 {
 	struct acpi_button *button;
 
-	if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	button = acpi_driver_data(device);
 
 	acpi_button_remove_fs(device);