diff --git a/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c b/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c
index dc53545fa5..d0ea118fe3 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c
+++ b/qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ static void qapi_dealloc_end_list(Visitor *v, Error **errp)
 static void qapi_dealloc_type_str(Visitor *v, char **obj, const char *name,
                                   Error **errp)
 {
-    if (obj) {
-        g_free(*obj);
-    }
+    g_free(*obj);
 }
 
 static void qapi_dealloc_type_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name,