diff --git a/jetty-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/HttpClientTLSTest.java b/jetty-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/HttpClientTLSTest.java
index 4b768387196..14fc9994c3f 100644
--- a/jetty-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/HttpClientTLSTest.java
+++ b/jetty-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/HttpClientTLSTest.java
@@ -826,8 +826,7 @@ public class HttpClientTLSTest
             public ByteBuffer acquire(int size, boolean direct)
             {
                 ByteBuffer acquired = super.acquire(size, direct);
-                if (acquired != null)
-                    leakedBuffers.add(acquired);
+                leakedBuffers.add(acquired);
                 return acquired;
             }
 
@@ -896,8 +895,7 @@ public class HttpClientTLSTest
             public ByteBuffer acquire(int size, boolean direct)
             {
                 ByteBuffer acquired = super.acquire(size, direct);
-                if (acquired != null)
-                    leakedBuffers.add(acquired);
+                leakedBuffers.add(acquired);
                 return acquired;
             }
 
@@ -980,8 +978,7 @@ public class HttpClientTLSTest
             public ByteBuffer acquire(int size, boolean direct)
             {
                 ByteBuffer acquired = super.acquire(size, direct);
-                if (acquired != null)
-                    leakedBuffers.add(acquired);
+                leakedBuffers.add(acquired);
                 return acquired;
             }