diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
index 9d1d336eccc762..2fad4637e6c57f 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
@@ -1822,10 +1822,7 @@ export default class VirtualizedList extends StateSafePureComponent<
       'Tried to get frame for out of range index ' + index,
     );
     const item = getItem(data, index);
-    const frame =
-      item != null
-        ? this._frames[this._keyExtractor(item, index, props)]
-        : undefined;
+    const frame = this._frames[this._keyExtractor(item, index, props)];
     if (!frame || frame.index !== index) {
       if (getItemLayout) {
         /* $FlowFixMe[prop-missing] (>=0.63.0 site=react_native_fb) This comment