diff --git a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
index b575822bbf..c66232d21d 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(void) ap_proxy_initialize_worker_share(proxy_server_conf *conf,
 {
     lb_score *score = NULL;
 
-    if (worker->s && PROXY_WORKER_IS_INITIALIZED(worker)) {
+    if (PROXY_WORKER_IS_INITIALIZED(worker)) {
         /* The worker share is already initialized */
         ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, s,
               "proxy: worker %s already initialized",