diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.c b/bgpd/bgpd.c
index e6d4000ad8..6abd6ef8c4 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.c
@@ -651,9 +651,6 @@ int bgp_confederation_peers_add(struct bgp *bgp, as_t as)
 	struct peer *peer;
 	struct listnode *node, *nnode;
 
-	if (!bgp)
-		return BGP_ERR_INVALID_BGP;
-
 	if (bgp->as == as)
 		return BGP_ERR_INVALID_AS;
 
diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.h b/bgpd/bgpd.h
index ae6427b356..d102a17dc5 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.h
@@ -1921,7 +1921,6 @@ enum bgp_clear_type {
 #define BGP_ERR_INVALID_VALUE                    -1
 #define BGP_ERR_INVALID_FLAG                     -2
 #define BGP_ERR_INVALID_AS                       -3
-#define BGP_ERR_INVALID_BGP                      -4
 #define BGP_ERR_PEER_GROUP_MEMBER                -5
 #define BGP_ERR_PEER_GROUP_NO_REMOTE_AS          -7
 #define BGP_ERR_PEER_GROUP_CANT_CHANGE           -8