diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1029,8 +1029,7 @@
     // to only store the highest fork tip (+ base) which meets the 7-block
     // condition and from this always have the most-likely-to-cause-warning fork
     if (pfork && (!pindexBestForkTip ||
-                  (pindexBestForkTip &&
-                   pindexNewForkTip->nHeight > pindexBestForkTip->nHeight)) &&
+                  pindexNewForkTip->nHeight > pindexBestForkTip->nHeight) &&
         pindexNewForkTip->nChainWork - pfork->nChainWork >
             (GetBlockProof(*pfork) * 7) &&
         chainActive.Height() - pindexNewForkTip->nHeight < 72) {