diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execExpr.c b/src/backend/executor/execExpr.c
index 7e486449ec..8da2e2dcbb 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execExpr.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execExpr.c
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ ExecComputeSlotInfo(ExprState *state, ExprEvalStep *op)
 	{
 		desc = parent->scandesc;
 
-		if (parent && parent->scanops)
+		if (parent->scanops)
 			tts_ops = parent->scanops;
 
 		if (parent->scanopsset)