diff --git a/govcd/ip_space_allocation.go b/govcd/ip_space_allocation.go
index 31bfccdbb..2e8394433 100644
--- a/govcd/ip_space_allocation.go
+++ b/govcd/ip_space_allocation.go
@@ -190,10 +190,6 @@ func (ipSpaceAllocation *IpSpaceIpAllocation) Delete() error {
 	}
 
 	err = client.OpenApiDeleteItem(apiVersion, urlRef, nil, getTenantContextHeader(tenantContext))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error deleting IP Space IP Allocation: %s", err)
 	}