const char *fail = NULL;
 
                if (table->parent) {
-                       if (table->procname && !table->parent->procname)
+                       if (!table->parent->procname)
                                set_fail(&fail, table, "Parent without procname");
                }
-               if (!table->procname)
-                       set_fail(&fail, table, "No procname");
                if (table->child) {
                        if (table->data)
                                set_fail(&fail, table, "Directory with data?");
                                        set_fail(&fail, table, "No maxlen");
                        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
-                       if (table->procname && !table->proc_handler)
+                       if (!table->proc_handler)
                                set_fail(&fail, table, "No proc_handler");
 #endif
 #if 0