diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/filter/FromMatchesFilter.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/filter/FromMatchesFilter.java
index 08b7f2c89..1ce3da300 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/filter/FromMatchesFilter.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/filter/FromMatchesFilter.java
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ public class FromMatchesFilter implements StanzaFilter {
      *        have a from address.
      */
     public static FromMatchesFilter createBare(Jid address) {
-        address = (address == null) ? null : address;
         return new FromMatchesFilter(address, true);
     }