diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
index 7c81f0942f78e..90a5d49bf56b0 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ bool BootAnimation::movie() {
         mTimeCheckThread->run("BootAnimation::TimeCheckThread", PRIORITY_NORMAL);
     }
 
-    if (mAnimation != nullptr && mAnimation->dynamicColoringEnabled) {
+    if (mAnimation->dynamicColoringEnabled) {
         initDynamicColors();
     }