diff --git a/lib/dircache/dircache.go b/lib/dircache/dircache.go
index 7fdf9e1af..6a17dc2ca 100644
--- a/lib/dircache/dircache.go
+++ b/lib/dircache/dircache.go
@@ -361,9 +361,6 @@ func (dc *DirCache) RootParentID(ctx context.Context, create bool) (ID string, e
 	} else if dc.rootID == dc.trueRootID {
 		return "", errors.New("is root directory")
 	}
-	if dc.rootParentID == "" {
-		return "", errors.New("internal error: didn't find rootParentID")
-	}
 	return dc.rootParentID, nil
 }