diff --git a/sound/usb/quirks.c b/sound/usb/quirks.c
index 1b482848e73b63ba87350d37d4cdfe4d065b85a1..395d1ea6f03febcf18d4d7684a89a7a5d20d42d4 100644
--- a/sound/usb/quirks.c
+++ b/sound/usb/quirks.c
@@ -885,8 +885,6 @@ static int snd_usb_nativeinstruments_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (usb_pipe_type_check(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0)))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	ret = usb_control_msg(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0),
 				  0xaf, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
 				  1, 0, NULL, 0, 1000);
@@ -994,8 +992,6 @@ static int snd_usb_axefx3_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "Waiting for Axe-Fx III to boot up...\n");
 
-	if (usb_pipe_type_check(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0)))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	/* If the Axe-Fx III has not fully booted, it will timeout when trying
 	 * to enable the audio streaming interface. A more generous timeout is
 	 * used here to detect when the Axe-Fx III has finished booting as the
@@ -1127,8 +1123,6 @@ static int snd_usb_motu_m_series_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (usb_pipe_type_check(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0)))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	ret = usb_control_msg(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0),
 			      1, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
 			      0x0, 0, NULL, 0, 1000);