diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
index 098bf526136c..d478aafa02c9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
@@ -529,9 +529,6 @@ static struct dm_buffer *list_to_buffer(struct list_head *l)
 {
 	struct lru_entry *le = list_entry(l, struct lru_entry, list);
 
-	if (!le)
-		return NULL;
-
 	return le_to_buffer(le);
 }