struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)dev_id;
        struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-       if (unlikely(!dev)) {
-               netdev_err(priv->dev, "%s: invalid dev pointer\n", __func__);
-               return IRQ_NONE;
-       }
-
        /* Check if adapter is up */
        if (test_bit(STMMAC_DOWN, &priv->state))
                return IRQ_HANDLED;
        struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)dev_id;
        struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-       if (unlikely(!dev)) {
-               netdev_err(priv->dev, "%s: invalid dev pointer\n", __func__);
-               return IRQ_NONE;
-       }
-
        /* Check if adapter is up */
        if (test_bit(STMMAC_DOWN, &priv->state))
                return IRQ_HANDLED;
        dma_conf = container_of(tx_q, struct stmmac_dma_conf, tx_queue[chan]);
        priv = container_of(dma_conf, struct stmmac_priv, dma_conf);
 
-       if (unlikely(!data)) {
-               netdev_err(priv->dev, "%s: invalid dev pointer\n", __func__);
-               return IRQ_NONE;
-       }
-
        /* Check if adapter is up */
        if (test_bit(STMMAC_DOWN, &priv->state))
                return IRQ_HANDLED;
        dma_conf = container_of(rx_q, struct stmmac_dma_conf, rx_queue[chan]);
        priv = container_of(dma_conf, struct stmmac_priv, dma_conf);
 
-       if (unlikely(!data)) {
-               netdev_err(priv->dev, "%s: invalid dev pointer\n", __func__);
-               return IRQ_NONE;
-       }
-
        /* Check if adapter is up */
        if (test_bit(STMMAC_DOWN, &priv->state))
                return IRQ_HANDLED;