diff --git a/ext/openssl/openssl.c b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
index 6518a719314..4d1567f56d8 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/openssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
@@ -652,10 +652,6 @@ cleanup:
 	if (spki != NULL) {
 		NETSCAPE_SPKI_free(spki);
 	}
-
-	if (s && ZSTR_LEN(s) <= 0) {
-		RETVAL_FALSE;
-	}
 }
 /* }}} */