diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index f19dced014..d38b2f2cbe 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -9133,9 +9133,6 @@ qemuMonitorJSONGetJobInfoOne(virJSONValuePtr data)
     VIR_AUTOPTR(qemuMonitorJobInfo) job = NULL;
     qemuMonitorJobInfoPtr ret = NULL;
 
-    if (!data)
-        return NULL;
-
     if (VIR_ALLOC(job) < 0)
         return NULL;