diff --git a/profiles/audio/avrcp.c b/profiles/audio/avrcp.c
index 703d084..a9297f6 100644
--- a/profiles/audio/avrcp.c
+++ b/profiles/audio/avrcp.c
@@ -1676,16 +1676,12 @@ static uint8_t avrcp_handle_set_absolute_volume(struct avrcp *session,
 						struct avrcp_header *pdu,
 						uint8_t transaction)
 {
-	struct avrcp_player *player = session->controller->player;
 	uint16_t len = ntohs(pdu->params_len);
 	uint8_t volume;
 
 	if (len != 1)
 		goto err;
 
-	if (!player)
-		goto err;
-
 	volume = pdu->params[0] & 0x7F;
 
 	media_transport_update_device_volume(session->dev, volume);