1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/binding/Binding.java b/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/binding/Binding.java
index 48f85d9bc9..8e44da095a 100644
--- a/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/binding/Binding.java
+++ b/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/binding/Binding.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class Binding
             return true;
         }
         
-        if (o == null || !(o instanceof Binding))
+        if (!(o instanceof Binding))
         {
             return false;
         }