diff --git a/SparseVector.java b/SparseVector.java
index 8ed337b..34598d4 100644
--- a/SparseVector.java
+++ b/SparseVector.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class SparseVector {
         Node now = this.head;
 
         while (now != null && now.index < index) {
-            if (now != null && now.index == index) {
+            if (now.index == index) {
                 return now.value;
             }
             now = now.next;