diff --git a/src/Services/Identity/Identity.API/Controllers/ConsentController.cs b/src/Services/Identity/Identity.API/Controllers/ConsentController.cs
index 6ce04db57..76c27cd23 100644
--- a/src/Services/Identity/Identity.API/Controllers/ConsentController.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Identity/Identity.API/Controllers/ConsentController.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                 response = ConsentResponse.Denied;
             }
             // user clicked 'yes' - validate the data
-            else if (model.Button == "yes" && model != null)
+            else if (model.Button == "yes")
             {
                 // if the user consented to some scope, build the response model
                 if (model.ScopesConsented != null && model.ScopesConsented.Any())