diff --git a/libraries/AP_Common/Location.cpp b/libraries/AP_Common/Location.cpp
index 4cf553861f..b989f5bc1e 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Common/Location.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Common/Location.cpp
@@ -245,13 +245,10 @@ Vector3f Location::get_distance_NED(const Location &loc2) const
 // extrapolate latitude/longitude given distances (in meters) north and east
 void Location::offset(float ofs_north, float ofs_east)
 {
-    // use is_equal() because is_zero() is a local class conflict and is_zero() in AP_Math does not belong to a class
-    if (!is_equal(ofs_north, 0.0f) || !is_equal(ofs_east, 0.0f)) {
-        int32_t dlat = ofs_north * LOCATION_SCALING_FACTOR_INV;
-        int32_t dlng = (ofs_east * LOCATION_SCALING_FACTOR_INV) / longitude_scale();
-        lat += dlat;
-        lng += dlng;
-    }
+    const int32_t dlat = ofs_north * LOCATION_SCALING_FACTOR_INV;
+    const int32_t dlng = (ofs_east * LOCATION_SCALING_FACTOR_INV) / longitude_scale();
+    lat += dlat;
+    lng += dlng;
 }
 
 /*