diff --git a/crypto/ex_data.c b/crypto/ex_data.c
index 25e79dc2aa..f96a51781a 100644
--- a/crypto/ex_data.c
+++ b/crypto/ex_data.c
@@ -522,9 +522,8 @@ static void int_free_ex_data(int class_index, void *obj, CRYPTO_EX_DATA *ad)
     for (i = 0; i < mx; i++) {
         if (storage[i] && storage[i]->free_func) {
             ptr = CRYPTO_get_ex_data(ad, i);
-	    if (ptr)
-            	storage[i]->free_func(obj, ptr, ad, i,
-                                      storage[i]->argl, storage[i]->argp);
+            storage[i]->free_func(obj, ptr, ad, i,
+                                  storage[i]->argl, storage[i]->argp);
         }
     }
     if (storage)