diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
index 961c5f42d956..6f6e1dfe7cce 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
@@ -561,9 +561,6 @@ static int iic_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msgs, int num)
 
 	DBG2("%d: iic_xfer, %d msg(s)\n", dev->idx, num);
 
-	if (!num)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Check the sanity of the passed messages.
 	 * Uhh, generic i2c layer is more suitable place for such code...
 	 */