diff --git a/fs/ramfs.c b/fs/ramfs.c
index 4fba40d..3046afe 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs.c
@@ -403,8 +403,6 @@
 	struct ramfs_inode *node;
 
 	node = xzalloc(sizeof(*node));
-	if (!node)
-		return NULL;
 
 	return &node->inode;
 }