diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c b/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c
index b6be0bc202f5..0c1bd108c386 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c
@@ -647,9 +647,6 @@ static int ad2s1210_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	struct ad2s1210_state *st;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!spi->dev.platform_data)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*st));
 	if (!indio_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;