diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cake.c b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
index a43a58a73d09..36acc95d611e 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cake.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
@@ -2569,9 +2569,6 @@ static int cake_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_CAKE_MAX + 1];
 	int err;
 
-	if (!opt)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_CAKE_MAX, opt, cake_policy,
 					  extack);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_codel.c
index 30169b3adbbb..d7a4874543de 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_codel.c
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ static int codel_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	unsigned int qlen, dropped = 0;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!opt)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_CODEL_MAX, opt,
 					  codel_policy, NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_ets.c b/net/sched/sch_ets.c
index 8de4365886e8..a3aea22ef09d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_ets.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_ets.c
@@ -594,11 +594,6 @@ static int ets_qdisc_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!opt) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "ETS options are required for this operation");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested(tb, TCA_ETS_MAX, opt, ets_policy, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq.c b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
index 2fb76fc0cc31..48d14fb90ba0 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
@@ -808,9 +808,6 @@ static int fq_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	unsigned drop_len = 0;
 	u32 fq_log;
 
-	if (!opt)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_FQ_MAX, opt, fq_policy,
 					  NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index 23a042adb74d..f16f471daa81 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -372,9 +372,6 @@ static int fq_codel_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	u32 quantum = 0;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!opt)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_FQ_CODEL_MAX, opt,
 					  fq_codel_policy, NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
index 35c35465226b..6980796d435d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
@@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ static int fq_pie_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	unsigned int num_dropped = 0;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!opt)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested(tb, TCA_FQ_PIE_MAX, opt, fq_pie_policy, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_gred.c b/net/sched/sch_gred.c
index 1073c76d05c4..b52b9ef5a347 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_gred.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_gred.c
@@ -648,9 +648,6 @@ static int gred_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	u32 max_P;
 	struct gred_sched_data *prealloc;
 
-	if (opt == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_GRED_MAX, opt, gred_policy,
 					  extack);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
index 03efc40e42fc..c8bef923c79c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ hfsc_change_qdisc(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	struct hfsc_sched *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	struct tc_hfsc_qopt *qopt;
 
-	if (opt == NULL || nla_len(opt) < sizeof(*qopt))
+	if (nla_len(opt) < sizeof(*qopt))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	qopt = nla_data(opt);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
index 420ede875322..d26cd436cbe3 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
@@ -516,9 +516,6 @@ static int hhf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	u32 new_quantum = q->quantum;
 	u32 new_hhf_non_hh_weight = q->hhf_non_hh_weight;
 
-	if (!opt)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_HHF_MAX, opt, hhf_policy,
 					  NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index 5449ed114e40..b70ac04110dd 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -961,9 +961,6 @@ static int netem_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	int old_loss_model = CLG_RANDOM;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (opt == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	qopt = nla_data(opt);
 	ret = parse_attr(tb, TCA_NETEM_MAX, opt, netem_policy, sizeof(*qopt));
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_pie.c b/net/sched/sch_pie.c
index 5a457ff61acd..974038ba6c7b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_pie.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_pie.c
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ static int pie_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	unsigned int qlen, dropped = 0;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!opt)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_PIE_MAX, opt, pie_policy,
 					  NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_plug.c b/net/sched/sch_plug.c
index cbc2ebca4548..ea8c4a7174bb 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_plug.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_plug.c
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ static int plug_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	struct tc_plug_qopt *msg;
 
-	if (opt == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	msg = nla_data(opt);
 	if (nla_len(opt) < sizeof(*msg))
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_red.c b/net/sched/sch_red.c
index f1e013e3f04a..2439d2718429 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_red.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_red.c
@@ -368,9 +368,6 @@ static int red_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_RED_MAX + 1];
 	int err;
 
-	if (!opt)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_RED_MAX, opt, red_policy,
 					  extack);
 	if (err < 0)
