diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_nb_config.c b/bgpd/bgp_nb_config.c
index 230ca7fc85..11d0f97de3 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_nb_config.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_nb_config.c
@@ -6275,11 +6275,7 @@ static struct peer *bgp_peer_group_peer_lookup(struct bgp *bgp,
 	struct peer_group *group = NULL;
 
 	group = peer_group_lookup(bgp, peer_str);
-
-	if (group)
-		return group->conf;
-
-	return NULL;
+	return group->conf;
 }
 
 /*