diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/HashTables/HashTable/HashTableI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/HashTables/HashTable/HashTableI.H
index 610f3ccf2f..9c870fdf45 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/HashTables/HashTable/HashTableI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/HashTables/HashTable/HashTableI.H
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ inline Foam::HashTable<T, Key, Hash>::iteratorBase::iteratorBase
     entryPtr_(0),
     hashIndex_(0)
 {
-    if (hashTable_->nElmts_ && hashTable_->table_)
+    if (hashTable_->nElmts_)
     {
         // find first non-NULL table entry
         while