diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c
index 07a81b73306f..3520852936ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ struct ipa_status {
 #define IPA_STATUS_FLAGS1_RT_RULE_ID_FMASK	GENMASK(31, 22)
 #define IPA_STATUS_FLAGS2_TAG_FMASK		GENMASK_ULL(63, 16)
 
-#ifdef IPA_VALIDATE
-
 static bool ipa_endpoint_data_valid_one(struct ipa *ipa, u32 count,
 			    const struct ipa_gsi_endpoint_data *all_data,
 			    const struct ipa_gsi_endpoint_data *data)
@@ -225,16 +223,6 @@ static bool ipa_endpoint_data_valid(struct ipa *ipa, u32 count,
 	return true;
 }
 
-#else /* !IPA_VALIDATE */
-
-static bool ipa_endpoint_data_valid(struct ipa *ipa, u32 count,
-				    const struct ipa_gsi_endpoint_data *data)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-
-#endif /* !IPA_VALIDATE */
-
 /* Allocate a transaction to use on a non-command endpoint */
 static struct gsi_trans *ipa_endpoint_trans_alloc(struct ipa_endpoint *endpoint,
 						  u32 tre_count)