diff --git a/lib/krb5/rd_req.c b/lib/krb5/rd_req.c
index e95c1a189..bfb20d173 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/rd_req.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/rd_req.c
@@ -522,8 +522,7 @@ krb5_rd_req(krb5_context context,
 			     ap_req_options,
 			     ticket);
 
-    if(keyblock != NULL)
-	krb5_free_keyblock(context, keyblock);
+    krb5_free_keyblock(context, keyblock);
 
 out:
     free_AP_REQ(&ap_req);