diff --git a/library/ssl_ticket.c b/library/ssl_ticket.c
index db2bb52b3..e998111d9 100644
--- a/library/ssl_ticket.c
+++ b/library/ssl_ticket.c
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ int mbedtls_ssl_ticket_setup( mbedtls_ssl_ticket_context *ctx,
     ctx->ticket_lifetime = lifetime;
 
     cipher_info = mbedtls_cipher_info_from_type( cipher);
-    if( cipher_info == NULL )
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
 
     if( mbedtls_cipher_info_get_mode( cipher_info ) != MBEDTLS_MODE_GCM &&
         mbedtls_cipher_info_get_mode( cipher_info ) != MBEDTLS_MODE_CCM )