diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ServiceRegistryImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ServiceRegistryImpl.java
index 9581bec992..1597e08061 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ServiceRegistryImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ServiceRegistryImpl.java
@@ -191,10 +191,6 @@ public class ServiceRegistryImpl implements ServiceRegistry {
 
    @Override
    public Transformer getBridgeTransformer(String name, TransformerConfiguration transformerConfiguration) {
-      if (transformerConfiguration == null) {
-         return null;
-      }
-
       Transformer transformer = bridgeTransformers.get(name);
 
       if (transformer == null && transformerConfiguration != null && transformerConfiguration.getClassName() != null) {