diff --git a/source4/intl/lang_tdb.c b/source4/intl/lang_tdb.c
index 42f4d3a6dc5..64f020f26ab 100644
--- a/source4/intl/lang_tdb.c
+++ b/source4/intl/lang_tdb.c
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ char *lang_msg(const char *msgid)
 /* free up a string from lang_msg() */
 void lang_msg_free(char *msgstr)
 {
-	if (!tdb) return;
 	free(msgstr);
 }