diff --git a/src/osd/OSD.cc b/src/osd/OSD.cc
index 673833b0c36..19cb49e8886 100644
--- a/src/osd/OSD.cc
+++ b/src/osd/OSD.cc
@@ -672,8 +672,6 @@ int OSD::init()
   }
 
   class_handler = new ClassHandler();
-  if (!class_handler)
-    return -ENOMEM;
   cls_initialize(class_handler);
 
   // load up "current" osdmap