diff --git a/src/EbmlMaster.cpp b/src/EbmlMaster.cpp
index 17f25eb6..07974268 100644
--- a/src/EbmlMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/EbmlMaster.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ EbmlMaster::EbmlMaster(const EbmlMaster & ElementToClone)
   ElementList.reserve(ElementToClone.ListSize());
   // add a clone of the list
   for (const auto& e : ElementToClone.ElementList)
-  {
-    auto *clone = e->Clone();
-    if (clone != nullptr)
-      ElementList.push_back(clone);
-  }
+    ElementList.push_back(e->Clone());
 }
 
 EbmlMaster::~EbmlMaster()