diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/QueueImpl.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/QueueImpl.java
index e64990642c..56a8ecc2c6 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/QueueImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/QueueImpl.java
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ public class QueueImpl extends CriticalComponentImpl implements Queue {
                   txCount = 0;
                }
 
-               List<MessageReference> cancelled = scheduledDeliveryHandler.cancel(ref -> filter1.match(ref.getMessage()));
+               List<MessageReference> cancelled = scheduledDeliveryHandler.cancel(ref -> filter1 == null ? true : filter1.match(ref.getMessage()));
                for (MessageReference messageReference : cancelled) {
                   messageAction.actMessage(tx, messageReference);
                   count++;