diff --git a/lib/zip_open.c b/lib/zip_open.c
index 3b5ea6c57..c3d377dc8 100644
--- a/lib/zip_open.c
+++ b/lib/zip_open.c
@@ -302,10 +302,6 @@ _zip_read_cdir(zip_t *za, zip_buffer_t *buffer, zip_uint64_t buf_offset, zip_err
         }
     }
 
-    if (cd == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     if (cd->eocd_disk != 0 || cd->this_disk != 0) {
         zip_error_set(error, ZIP_ER_MULTIDISK, 0);
         _zip_cdir_free(cd);