diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/addac/adt7316-i2c.c b/drivers/staging/iio/addac/adt7316-i2c.c
index ac91163656b5..2d51bd425662 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/addac/adt7316-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/addac/adt7316-i2c.c
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ static int adt7316_i2c_read(void *client, u8 reg, u8 *data)
 	}
 
 	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte(client);
-
-	if (!ret)
-		return -EIO;
-
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&cl->dev, "I2C read error\n");
 		return ret;