diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu.c b/module/zfs/dmu.c
index 1c4743095..de6bd58ab 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu.c
@@ -968,9 +968,7 @@ dmu_free_long_object(objset_t *os, uint64_t object)
 	dmu_tx_mark_netfree(tx);
 	err = dmu_tx_assign(tx, TXG_WAIT);
 	if (err == 0) {
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = dmu_object_free(os, object, tx);
-
+		err = dmu_object_free(os, object, tx);
 		dmu_tx_commit(tx);
 	} else {
 		dmu_tx_abort(tx);