diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0900_core.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0900_core.c
index e5791b2b913b0674592aec1502816c1cb6683d1d..01f8f1f802fdadefc5e50ac8603e1ff97f3c9eac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0900_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0900_core.c
@@ -1417,11 +1417,6 @@ static enum fe_stv0900_error stv0900_init_internal(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	if (state->internal == NULL) {
-		error = STV0900_INVALID_HANDLE;
-		return error;
-	}
-
 	intp = state->internal;
 
 	intp->demod_mode = p_init->demod_mode;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cpia.c b/drivers/media/video/cpia.c
index 551ddf216a4bb21d51b9c6425a992946594d0e0f..933ae4c8cb9a6467b63f2d576e2b008b86c95ae8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cpia.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cpia.c
@@ -3737,9 +3737,6 @@ static int cpia_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	if (size > FRAME_NUM*CPIA_MAX_FRAME_SIZE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!cam || !cam->ops)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	/* make this _really_ smp-safe */
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&cam->busy_lock))
 		return -EINTR;