diff --git a/scripts/cleanup_datasets/admin_cleanup_datasets.py b/scripts/cleanup_datasets/admin_cleanup_datasets.py
index 89163a7b9f3..d995cc385ca 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanup_datasets/admin_cleanup_datasets.py
+++ b/scripts/cleanup_datasets/admin_cleanup_datasets.py
@@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ def _get_tool_id_for_hda(app, hda_id):
         return tool_id
 
     hda = session.get(HistoryDatasetAssociation, hda_id)
-    if hda is None:
-        return None
-
     return _get_tool_id_for_hda(app, hda.copied_from_history_dataset_association_id)