diff --git a/include/etl/intrusive_forward_list.h b/include/etl/intrusive_forward_list.h
index a466337f..929a69d0 100644
--- a/include/etl/intrusive_forward_list.h
+++ b/include/etl/intrusive_forward_list.h
@@ -351,11 +351,7 @@ namespace etl
         }
 
         p_previous = p_link;
-
-        if (p_link != ETL_NULLPTR)
-        {
-          p_link = p_link->link_type::etl_next;
-        }
+        p_link = p_link->link_type::etl_next;
       }
 
       return ETL_NULLPTR;