diff --git a/core/types/receipt.go b/core/types/receipt.go
index a8270fd0cc..88d5a74df7 100644
--- a/core/types/receipt.go
+++ b/core/types/receipt.go
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ func (r *Receipt) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
 		if err := s.ReadBytes(b); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 		return r.decodeTyped(b)
 	}
 }