1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index a7259d712..5ca3ed641 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ func (p *Peer) handleHandshake(msg *ethwire.Msg) {
 	}
 
 	// Handle the pub key (validation, uniqueness)
-	if pub == nil || len(pub) == 0 {
+	if len(pub) == 0 {
 		peerlogger.Warnln("Pubkey required, not supplied in handshake.")
 		p.Stop()
 		return