diff --git a/src/engine/server/server.cpp b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
index a6274a2f6..8d40ae657 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
@@ -835,9 +835,6 @@ static inline bool RepackMsg(const CMsgPacker *pMsg, CPacker &Packer, bool Sixup
 int CServer::SendMsg(CMsgPacker *pMsg, int Flags, int ClientID)
 {
 	CNetChunk Packet;
-	if(!pMsg)
-		return -1;
-
 	mem_zero(&Packet, sizeof(CNetChunk));
 	if(Flags & MSGFLAG_VITAL)
 		Packet.m_Flags |= NETSENDFLAG_VITAL;