diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyClassImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyClassImpl.java
index 8e934af1f3bf..7c05f05601ae 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyClassImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyClassImpl.java
@@ -968,20 +968,18 @@ public class PyClassImpl extends PyPresentableElementImpl<PyClassStub> implement
     else {
       final PyStatementList statementList = function.getStatementList();
       final List<PyTargetExpression> result = new ArrayList<PyTargetExpression>();
-      if (statementList != null) {
-        statementList.accept(new PyRecursiveElementVisitor() {
-          @Override
-          public void visitPyClass(PyClass node) {}
+      statementList.accept(new PyRecursiveElementVisitor() {
+        @Override
+        public void visitPyClass(PyClass node) {}
 
-          public void visitPyAssignmentStatement(final PyAssignmentStatement node) {
-            for (PyExpression expression : node.getTargets()) {
-              if (expression instanceof PyTargetExpression) {
-                result.add((PyTargetExpression)expression);
-              }
+        public void visitPyAssignmentStatement(final PyAssignmentStatement node) {
+          for (PyExpression expression : node.getTargets()) {
+            if (expression instanceof PyTargetExpression) {
+              result.add((PyTargetExpression)expression);
             }
           }
-        });
-      }
+        }
+      });
       return result;
     }
   }