diff --git a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/DefaultAuthenticationStrategy.java b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/DefaultAuthenticationStrategy.java
index a25f563be..a12b137ff 100644
--- a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/DefaultAuthenticationStrategy.java
+++ b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/DefaultAuthenticationStrategy.java
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ public class DefaultAuthenticationStrategy implements AuthenticationStrategy {
             authPrefs = DEFAULT_SCHEME_PRIORITY;
         }
         if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                LOG.debug("{} Authentication schemes in the order of preference: {}", exchangeId, authPrefs);
-            }
+            LOG.debug("{} Authentication schemes in the order of preference: {}", exchangeId, authPrefs);
         }
 
         for (final String schemeName: authPrefs) {