diff --git a/src/hypervisor/virclosecallbacks.c b/src/hypervisor/virclosecallbacks.c
index b9d4940b60..2578a71f03 100644
--- a/src/hypervisor/virclosecallbacks.c
+++ b/src/hypervisor/virclosecallbacks.c
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ virCloseCallbacksNew(void)
         return NULL;
 
     closeCallbacks->list = virHashNew(g_free);
-    if (!closeCallbacks->list) {
-        virObjectUnref(closeCallbacks);
-        return NULL;
-    }
 
     return closeCallbacks;
 }