diff --git a/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPlugin.cpp b/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPlugin.cpp
index ad8eb6a814bf..9420b62ac652 100644
--- a/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPlugin.cpp
+++ b/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPlugin.cpp
@@ -410,8 +410,6 @@ nsNPAPIPlugin::CreatePlugin(nsPluginTag *aPluginTag, nsNPAPIPlugin** aResult)
   CheckClassInitialized();
 
   nsRefPtr<nsNPAPIPlugin> plugin = new nsNPAPIPlugin();
-  if (!plugin)
-    return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 
   PluginLibrary* pluginLib = GetNewPluginLibrary(aPluginTag);
   if (!pluginLib) {