diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PullCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PullCommand.java
index acbf3f10a..4fe050b2a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PullCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PullCommand.java
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ public class PullCommand extends GitCommand<PullResult> {
 
 			FetchCommand fetch = new FetchCommand(repo);
 			fetch.setRemote(remote);
-			if (monitor != null)
-				fetch.setProgressMonitor(monitor);
+			fetch.setProgressMonitor(monitor);
 			fetch.setTimeout(this.timeout);
 
 			fetchRes = fetch.call();