static void asus_backlight_exit(struct asus_laptop *asus)
 {
-       if (asus->backlight_device)
-               backlight_device_unregister(asus->backlight_device);
+       backlight_device_unregister(asus->backlight_device);
        asus->backlight_device = NULL;
 }
 
 
 
 static void asus_wmi_backlight_exit(struct asus_wmi *asus)
 {
-       if (asus->backlight_device)
-               backlight_device_unregister(asus->backlight_device);
+       backlight_device_unregister(asus->backlight_device);
 
        asus->backlight_device = NULL;
 }
 
 
 static void eeepc_backlight_exit(struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc)
 {
-       if (eeepc->backlight_device)
-               backlight_device_unregister(eeepc->backlight_device);
+       backlight_device_unregister(eeepc->backlight_device);
        eeepc->backlight_device = NULL;
 }
 
 
 fail_hotkey:
        platform_driver_unregister(&fujitsupf_driver);
 fail_backlight:
-       if (fujitsu->bl_device)
-               backlight_device_unregister(fujitsu->bl_device);
+       backlight_device_unregister(fujitsu->bl_device);
 fail_sysfs_group:
        sysfs_remove_group(&fujitsu->pf_device->dev.kobj,
                           &fujitsupf_attribute_group);
 
        platform_driver_unregister(&fujitsupf_driver);
 
-       if (fujitsu->bl_device)
-               backlight_device_unregister(fujitsu->bl_device);
+       backlight_device_unregister(fujitsu->bl_device);
 
        sysfs_remove_group(&fujitsu->pf_device->dev.kobj,
                           &fujitsupf_attribute_group);
 
 
 static void ideapad_backlight_exit(struct ideapad_private *priv)
 {
-       if (priv->blightdev)
-               backlight_device_unregister(priv->blightdev);
+       backlight_device_unregister(priv->blightdev);
        priv->blightdev = NULL;
 }
 
 
 
 static void oaktrail_backlight_exit(void)
 {
-       if (oaktrail_bl_device)
-               backlight_device_unregister(oaktrail_bl_device);
+       backlight_device_unregister(oaktrail_bl_device);
 }
 
 static int oaktrail_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
                sparse_keymap_free(msi_wmi_input_dev);
                input_unregister_device(msi_wmi_input_dev);
        }
-       if (backlight)
-               backlight_device_unregister(backlight);
+       backlight_device_unregister(backlight);
 }
 
 module_init(msi_wmi_init);
 
 
 static void sony_nc_backlight_cleanup(void)
 {
-       if (sony_bl_props.dev)
-               backlight_device_unregister(sony_bl_props.dev);
+       backlight_device_unregister(sony_bl_props.dev);
 }
 
 static int sony_nc_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
                rfkill_destroy(dev->bt_rfk);
        }
 
-       if (dev->backlight_dev)
-               backlight_device_unregister(dev->backlight_dev);
+       backlight_device_unregister(dev->backlight_dev);
 
        if (dev->illumination_supported)
                led_classdev_unregister(&dev->led_dev);