1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/util.c b/Modules/_sqlite/util.c
index 1dbabcd..0f4eba0 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/util.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/util.c
@@ -28,15 +28,9 @@ int pysqlite_step(sqlite3_stmt* statement, pysqlite_Connection* connection)
 {
     int rc;
 
-    if (statement == NULL) {
-        /* this is a workaround for SQLite 3.5 and later. it now apparently
-         * returns NULL for "no-operation" statements */
-        rc = SQLITE_OK;
-    } else {
-        Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-        rc = sqlite3_step(statement);
-        Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
-    }
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    rc = sqlite3_step(statement);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     return rc;
 }