caif_assert(cnfg != NULL);
        caif_assert(phyid != 0);
        phyinfo = &cnfg->phy_layers[phyid];
-       caif_assert(phyinfo != NULL);
        caif_assert(phyinfo->id == phyid);
        caif_assert(phyinfo->phy_layer != NULL);
        caif_assert(phyinfo->phy_layer->id == phyid);
 
-       if (phyinfo != NULL &&
-           phyinfo->phy_ref_count++ == 0 &&
-           phyinfo->phy_layer != NULL &&
+       phyinfo->phy_ref_count++;
+       if (phyinfo->phy_ref_count == 1 &&
            phyinfo->phy_layer->modemcmd != NULL) {
-               caif_assert(phyinfo->phy_layer->id == phyid);
                phyinfo->phy_layer->modemcmd(phyinfo->phy_layer,
                                             _CAIF_MODEMCMD_PHYIF_USEFULL);
-
        }
        adapt_layer->id = channel_id;