diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengineutils.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengineutils.cpp
index 0aa1fbd4a5a..563a4724506 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengineutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengineutils.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
 
         } else if (ast->statement->kind == Node::Kind_Block) {
             Block *block = static_cast<Block *>(ast->statement);
-            if (!block || !block->statements)
+            if (!block->statements)
                 return true;
             statementStartLine = block->statements->firstSourceLocation().startLine;
             statementColumn = block->statements->firstSourceLocation().startColumn;