diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/bgscan_learn.c b/wpa_supplicant/bgscan_learn.c
index a320cc430..cb732f709 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/bgscan_learn.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/bgscan_learn.c
@@ -320,9 +320,6 @@ static int bgscan_learn_get_params(struct bgscan_learn_data *data,
 {
 	const char *pos;
 
-	if (params == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
 	data->short_interval = atoi(params);
 
 	pos = os_strchr(params, ':');
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/bgscan_simple.c b/wpa_supplicant/bgscan_simple.c
index bae72b934..41a26df0d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/bgscan_simple.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/bgscan_simple.c
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ static int bgscan_simple_get_params(struct bgscan_simple_data *data,
 {
 	const char *pos;
 
-	if (params == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
 	data->short_interval = atoi(params);
 
 	pos = os_strchr(params, ':');