diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sun/mail/imap/IMAPFolder.java b/app/src/main/java/com/sun/mail/imap/IMAPFolder.java
index ca6495c665..59c3963641 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sun/mail/imap/IMAPFolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sun/mail/imap/IMAPFolder.java
@@ -3644,7 +3644,7 @@ public class IMAPFolder extends Folder implements UIDFolder, ResponseHandler {
 		long[] luid = UIDSet.toArray(uidset);
 		Message[] msgs = createMessagesForUIDs(luid);
 		for (Message m : msgs) {
-		    if (m != null && m.getMessageNumber() > 0)
+		    if (m.getMessageNumber() > 0)
 			messageCache.expungeMessage(m.getMessageNumber());
 		}
 		if (doExpungeNotification && hasMessageCountListener) {