diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 78b4bad10081..48be7dc3d497 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -5311,8 +5311,7 @@ static void register_sched_domain_sysctl(void)
 /* may be called multiple times per register */
 static void unregister_sched_domain_sysctl(void)
 {
-	if (sd_sysctl_header)
-		unregister_sysctl_table(sd_sysctl_header);
+	unregister_sysctl_table(sd_sysctl_header);
 	sd_sysctl_header = NULL;
 	if (sd_ctl_dir[0].child)
 		sd_free_ctl_entry(&sd_ctl_dir[0].child);