diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
index 41289d6c7d..4913095eb5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
@@ -657,10 +657,6 @@ _parse_pmt (GstMpegTsSection * section)
   guint stream_info_length;
 
   pmt = g_slice_new0 (GstMpegTsPMT);
-  if (!pmt) {
-    GST_WARNING ("Failed to allocate PMT structure");
-    goto error;
-  }
 
   data = section->data;
   end = data + section->section_length;