diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c
index ebc46f3be056..fc37af2e71ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_hw.c
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ static int txgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum(struct wx *wx, u16 *checksum)
 	if (eeprom_ptrs)
 		kvfree(eeprom_ptrs);
 
-	if (*checksum > TXGBE_EEPROM_SUM)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	*checksum = TXGBE_EEPROM_SUM - *checksum;
 
 	return 0;