diff --git a/drivers/tty/vcc.c b/drivers/tty/vcc.c
index d9b0dc6deae9..e2d6205f83ce 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vcc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vcc.c
@@ -692,12 +692,9 @@ static int vcc_remove(struct vio_dev *vdev)
 		tty_vhangup(port->tty);
 
 	/* Get exclusive reference to VCC, ensures that there are no other
-	 * clients to this port
+	 * clients to this port. This cannot fail.
 	 */
-	port = vcc_get(port->index, true);
-
-	if (WARN_ON(!port))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	vcc_get(port->index, true);
 
 	tty_unregister_device(vcc_tty_driver, port->index);