diff --git a/net/nfc/core.c b/net/nfc/core.c
index ada92316f723..be5d50c6d81d 100644
--- a/net/nfc/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/core.c
@@ -280,9 +280,6 @@ static struct nfc_target *nfc_find_target(struct nfc_dev *dev, u32 target_idx)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (dev->n_targets == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->n_targets; i++) {
 		if (dev->targets[i].idx == target_idx)
 			return &dev->targets[i];