1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index f4f601f079..88578f360e 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -939,10 +939,6 @@ static ObjectClass *arm_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     char *typename;
     char **cpuname;
 
-    if (!cpu_model) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     cpuname = g_strsplit(cpu_model, ",", 1);
     typename = g_strdup_printf(ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("%s"), cpuname[0]);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);