diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/dataExchangeModel/dataExchangeModel/dataExchangeModel.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/dataExchangeModel/dataExchangeModel/dataExchangeModel.C
index 0bd182fc..df0ed4c4 100755
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/dataExchangeModel/dataExchangeModel/dataExchangeModel.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/subModels/dataExchangeModel/dataExchangeModel/dataExchangeModel.C
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ void dataExchangeModel::allocateArray
 
 void dataExchangeModel::destroy(int* array) const
 {
-    if (array == NULL) return;
     delete [] array;
 }
 //====
@@ -191,8 +190,6 @@ void dataExchangeModel::allocateArray
 
 void dataExchangeModel::destroy(double* array) const
 {
-    if (array == NULL) return;
-
     delete [] array;
 }
 //====