*/
        if (repo->can_update_info_refs && !has_object_file(&ref->old_oid)) {
                obj = lookup_unknown_object(ref->old_oid.hash);
-               if (obj) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, "  fetch %s for %s\n",
-                               oid_to_hex(&ref->old_oid), refname);
-                       add_fetch_request(obj);
-               }
+               fprintf(stderr, "  fetch %s for %s\n",
+                       oid_to_hex(&ref->old_oid), refname);
+               add_fetch_request(obj);
        }
 
        ref->next = remote_refs;