1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 6bb4ce8719..30b4af897b 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -781,13 +781,7 @@ static char *x86_cpu_type_name(const char *model_name)
 static ObjectClass *x86_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc;
-    char *typename;
-
-    if (cpu_model == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    typename = x86_cpu_type_name(cpu_model);
+    char *typename = x86_cpu_type_name(cpu_model);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_free(typename);
     return oc;