diff --git a/src/lib/ringbuffer/TimestampedRingBuffer.hpp b/src/lib/ringbuffer/TimestampedRingBuffer.hpp
index 42e4b0beb5..a96f1c35a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/ringbuffer/TimestampedRingBuffer.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/ringbuffer/TimestampedRingBuffer.hpp
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ public:
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (_buffer != nullptr) {
-			delete[] _buffer;
-		}
+		delete[] _buffer;
 
 		_buffer = new data_type[size] {};