diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
index d1fb1e55aff7..80088e4880aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/st_spi_fsm.c
@@ -1729,14 +1729,6 @@ static int stfsm_mtd_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 
 	dev_dbg(fsm->dev, "%s to 0x%08x, len %zd\n", __func__, (u32)to, len);
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
-	if (!len)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (to + len > mtd->size)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* Offset within page */
 	page_offs = to % FLASH_PAGESIZE;