diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c
index 1473d2382af..620775648cc 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c
@@ -310,12 +310,6 @@ static int __devinit tsc2007_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ts->get_pendown_state = pdata->get_pendown_state;
 	ts->clear_penirq      = pdata->clear_penirq;
 
-	if (pdata->x_plate_ohms == 0) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "x_plate_ohms is not set up in platform data");
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_free_mem;
-	}
-
 	snprintf(ts->phys, sizeof(ts->phys),
 		 "%s/input0", dev_name(&client->dev));