diff --git a/src/sftp.c b/src/sftp.c
index 8400d1f2..1fd2f4bc 100644
--- a/src/sftp.c
+++ b/src/sftp.c
@@ -100,10 +100,9 @@ static void sftp_ext_free(sftp_ext ext) {
 
 sftp_session sftp_new(ssh_session session)
 {
-    sftp_session sftp = NULL;
+    sftp_session sftp;
 
     if (session == NULL) {
-        ssh_set_error_invalid(session);
         return NULL;
     }