diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
index 324c503b7..56ce9fbaf 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
@@ -541,9 +541,7 @@ void ContainmentInterface::loadWallpaper()
     }
 
     if (!containment()->wallpaper().isEmpty()) {
-        if (m_wallpaperInterface) {
-            delete m_wallpaperInterface;
-        }
+        delete m_wallpaperInterface;
 
         m_wallpaperInterface = new WallpaperInterface(this);
         m_wallpaperInterface->setZ(-1000);