diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 87581b85a1..3846aacb47 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ struct transport *transport_get(struct remote *remote, const char *url)
 	ret->remote = remote;
 	helper = remote->foreign_vcs;
 
-	if (!url && remote && remote->url)
+	if (!url && remote->url)
 		url = remote->url[0];
 	ret->url = url;