{
        int ret;
 
-       if (usb_pipe_type_check(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0)))
-               return -EINVAL;
        ret = usb_control_msg(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0),
                                  0xaf, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
                                  1, 0, NULL, 0, 1000);
 
        dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "Waiting for Axe-Fx III to boot up...\n");
 
-       if (usb_pipe_type_check(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0)))
-               return -EINVAL;
        /* If the Axe-Fx III has not fully booted, it will timeout when trying
         * to enable the audio streaming interface. A more generous timeout is
         * used here to detect when the Axe-Fx III has finished booting as the
 {
        int ret;
 
-       if (usb_pipe_type_check(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0)))
-               return -EINVAL;
        ret = usb_control_msg(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0),
                              1, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
                              0x0, 0, NULL, 0, 1000);