diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index b05103274..4ee162b99 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -3640,9 +3640,6 @@ WOLFSSL_STACK* wolfSSL_X509_STORE_GetCerts(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* s)
         /* get certificate buffer */
         cert = &s->certs[certIdx];
 
-        if (cert == NULL)
-            break;
-
         dCert = (DecodedCert*)XMALLOC(sizeof(DecodedCert), NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
 
         if (dCert == NULL) {