diff --git a/src/tool_cb_wrt.c b/src/tool_cb_wrt.c
index c818abf51a..ea52469b0a 100644
--- a/src/tool_cb_wrt.c
+++ b/src/tool_cb_wrt.c
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ size_t tool_write_cb(char *buffer, size_t sz, size_t nmemb, void *userdata)
    */
   const size_t failure = bytes ? 0 : 1;
 
-  if(!config)
-    return failure;
-
 #ifdef DEBUGBUILD
   {
     char *tty = curlx_getenv("CURL_ISATTY");