diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/vicodec-core.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/vicodec-core.c
index a3df3a33237e..9dc32c593427 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/vicodec-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/vicodec-core.c
@@ -760,16 +760,11 @@ static int vidioc_enum_fmt_vid_out(struct file *file, void *priv,
 
 static int vidioc_g_fmt(struct vicodec_ctx *ctx, struct v4l2_format *f)
 {
-	struct vb2_queue *vq;
 	struct vicodec_q_data *q_data;
 	struct v4l2_pix_format_mplane *pix_mp;
 	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix;
 	const struct v4l2_fwht_pixfmt_info *info;
 
-	vq = v4l2_m2m_get_vq(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx, f->type);
-	if (!vq)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	q_data = get_q_data(ctx, f->type);
 	info = q_data->info;
 
@@ -976,8 +971,6 @@ static int vidioc_s_fmt(struct vicodec_ctx *ctx, struct v4l2_format *f)
 	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix;
 
 	vq = v4l2_m2m_get_vq(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx, f->type);
-	if (!vq)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	q_data = get_q_data(ctx, f->type);
 	if (!q_data)