diff --git a/remoting/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/remoting/netty/NettyRemotingClient.java b/remoting/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/remoting/netty/NettyRemotingClient.java
index 588023bdfa6..609f59ac95d 100644
--- a/remoting/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/remoting/netty/NettyRemotingClient.java
+++ b/remoting/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/remoting/netty/NettyRemotingClient.java
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ public void updateNameServerAddressList(List<String> newAddresses) {
      * Check if the address list should be updated
      */
     private static boolean shouldUpdateAddressList(List<String> newAddresses, List<String> oldAddresses) {
-        if (newAddresses == null || newAddresses.isEmpty()) {
+        if (newAddresses.isEmpty()) {
             return false;
         }