diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
index 8ffa638a6b5c..1d0383daad03 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ func TestFillBlobTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 			if len(tc.err) > 0 {
 				if err == nil {
 					t.Fatalf("missing error. want: %s", tc.err)
-				} else if err != nil && err.Error() != tc.err {
+				} else if err.Error() != tc.err {
 					t.Fatalf("error mismatch. want: %s, have: %s", tc.err, err.Error())
 				}
 				return