diff --git a/workflows/ingest/raw_material.go b/workflows/ingest/raw_material.go
index 363f8705..ab28b651 100644
--- a/workflows/ingest/raw_material.go
+++ b/workflows/ingest/raw_material.go
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ func RawMaterial(ctx workflow.Context, params RawMaterialParams) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	var files []paths.Path
 	for _, f := range originalFiles {