diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index bd323cd6b0..edac2169f9 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -4096,7 +4096,7 @@ ary_slice_bang_by_rb_ary_splice(VALUE ary, long pos, long len)
     else if (orig_len < pos) {
         return Qnil;
     }
-    else if (orig_len < pos + len) {
+    if (orig_len < pos + len) {
         len = orig_len - pos;
     }
     if (len == 0) {