diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitUntrackedFilesHolder.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitUntrackedFilesHolder.java
index 30f22d9ae387..4ad12d8a121f 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitUntrackedFilesHolder.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitUntrackedFilesHolder.java
@@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ public class GitUntrackedFilesHolder implements Disposable, BulkFileListener {
         break;
       }
       String path = event.getPath();
-      if (path == null) {
-        continue;
-      }
       if (totalRefreshNeeded(path)) {
         allChanged = true;
       }