diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/class.h b/include/pybind11/detail/class.h
index 6c88986f..b1916fcd 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/class.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/class.h
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ extern "C" inline int pybind11_getbuffer(PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view, int fla
         if (tinfo && tinfo->get_buffer)
             break;
     }
-    if (view == nullptr || obj == nullptr || !tinfo || !tinfo->get_buffer) {
+    if (view == nullptr || !tinfo || !tinfo->get_buffer) {
         if (view)
             view->obj = nullptr;
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_BufferError, "pybind11_getbuffer(): Internal error");