diff --git a/sys/cam/ata/ata_da.c b/sys/cam/ata/ata_da.c
index 92ed0c657240..bb63ac89e8e4 100644
--- a/sys/cam/ata/ata_da.c
+++ b/sys/cam/ata/ata_da.c
@@ -943,11 +943,6 @@ adaregister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	int legacy_id, quirks;
 
 	cgd = (struct ccb_getdev *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("adaregister: periph was NULL!!\n");
-		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
-
 	if (cgd == NULL) {
 		printf("adaregister: no getdev CCB, can't register device\n");
 		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
diff --git a/sys/cam/ata/ata_pmp.c b/sys/cam/ata/ata_pmp.c
index db671480d76e..b2acdee62920 100644
--- a/sys/cam/ata/ata_pmp.c
+++ b/sys/cam/ata/ata_pmp.c
@@ -367,11 +367,6 @@ pmpregister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	struct ccb_getdev *cgd;
 
 	cgd = (struct ccb_getdev *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("pmpregister: periph was NULL!!\n");
-		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
-
 	if (cgd == NULL) {
 		printf("pmpregister: no getdev CCB, can't register device\n");
 		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
diff --git a/sys/cam/ata/ata_xpt.c b/sys/cam/ata/ata_xpt.c
index 91f985da23d8..eb1a0b6b429a 100644
--- a/sys/cam/ata/ata_xpt.c
+++ b/sys/cam/ata/ata_xpt.c
@@ -224,11 +224,6 @@ proberegister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	probe_softc *softc;
 
 	request_ccb = (union ccb *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("proberegister: periph was NULL!!\n");
-		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
-
 	if (request_ccb == NULL) {
 		printf("proberegister: no probe CCB, "
 		       "can't register device\n");
diff --git a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_cd.c b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_cd.c
index def7323009fc..bd42a2803d54 100644
--- a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_cd.c
+++ b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_cd.c
@@ -692,10 +692,6 @@ cdregister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	caddr_t match;
 
 	cgd = (struct ccb_getdev *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("cdregister: periph was NULL!!\n");
-		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
 	if (cgd == NULL) {
 		printf("cdregister: no getdev CCB, can't register device\n");
 		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
diff --git a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_ch.c b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_ch.c
index 11ecb32b5c58..b15abbe4bcc8 100644
--- a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_ch.c
+++ b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_ch.c
@@ -324,11 +324,6 @@ chregister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	struct ccb_pathinq cpi;
 
 	cgd = (struct ccb_getdev *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("chregister: periph was NULL!!\n");
-		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
-
 	if (cgd == NULL) {
 		printf("chregister: no getdev CCB, can't register device\n");
 		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
diff --git a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_da.c b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_da.c
index c434ac32d441..aea2cd39baeb 100644
--- a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_da.c
+++ b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_da.c
@@ -1583,11 +1583,6 @@ daregister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	caddr_t match;
 
 	cgd = (struct ccb_getdev *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("daregister: periph was NULL!!\n");
-		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
-
 	if (cgd == NULL) {
 		printf("daregister: no getdev CCB, can't register device\n");
 		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
diff --git a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_pass.c b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_pass.c
index ffb8a80b592c..756fe52c7364 100644
--- a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_pass.c
+++ b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_pass.c
@@ -312,11 +312,6 @@ passregister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	int    no_tags;
 
 	cgd = (struct ccb_getdev *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("%s: periph was NULL!!\n", __func__);
-		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
-
 	if (cgd == NULL) {
 		printf("%s: no getdev CCB, can't register device\n", __func__);
 		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
diff --git a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_sa.c b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_sa.c
index 45e1d148b43d..6f2d0f740b22 100644
--- a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_sa.c
+++ b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_sa.c
@@ -1445,11 +1445,6 @@ saregister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	int i;
 	
 	cgd = (struct ccb_getdev *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("saregister: periph was NULL!!\n");
-		return (CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
-
 	if (cgd == NULL) {
 		printf("saregister: no getdev CCB, can't register device\n");
 		return (CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
diff --git a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_sg.c b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_sg.c
index e8ccecdbf407..7f64feab0d10 100644
--- a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_sg.c
+++ b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_sg.c
@@ -261,11 +261,6 @@ sgregister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	int no_tags;
 
 	cgd = (struct ccb_getdev *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("sgregister: periph was NULL!!\n");
-		return (CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
-
 	if (cgd == NULL) {
 		printf("sgregister: no getdev CCB, can't register device\n");
 		return (CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
diff --git a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_xpt.c b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_xpt.c
index dcc76a18e38c..dce4b0c1f0b4 100644
--- a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_xpt.c
+++ b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_xpt.c
@@ -615,11 +615,6 @@ proberegister(struct cam_periph *periph, void *arg)
 	probe_softc *softc;
 
 	request_ccb = (union ccb *)arg;
-	if (periph == NULL) {
-		printf("proberegister: periph was NULL!!\n");
-		return(CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR);
-	}
-
 	if (request_ccb == NULL) {
 		printf("proberegister: no probe CCB, "
 		       "can't register device\n");