diff --git a/dlls/windowscodecs/icnsformat.c b/dlls/windowscodecs/icnsformat.c
index d4c50042eaf..552fa3973b4 100644
--- a/dlls/windowscodecs/icnsformat.c
+++ b/dlls/windowscodecs/icnsformat.c
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ static ULONG WINAPI IcnsFrameEncode_Release(IWICBitmapFrameEncode *iface)
             This->encoder->outstanding_commits--;
             LeaveCriticalSection(&This->encoder->lock);
         }
-        if (This->icns_image != NULL)
-            HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This->icns_image);
+        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This->icns_image);
 
         IWICBitmapEncoder_Release(&This->encoder->IWICBitmapEncoder_iface);
         HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This);