diff --git a/Modules/_xxtestfuzz/_xxtestfuzz.c b/Modules/_xxtestfuzz/_xxtestfuzz.c
index 781dd23500a..e0694de6719 100644
--- a/Modules/_xxtestfuzz/_xxtestfuzz.c
+++ b/Modules/_xxtestfuzz/_xxtestfuzz.c
@@ -44,10 +44,5 @@ static struct PyModuleDef _fuzzmodule = {
 PyMODINIT_FUNC
 PyInit__xxtestfuzz(void)
 {
-    PyObject *m = NULL;
-
-    if ((m = PyModule_Create(&_fuzzmodule)) == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return m;
+    return PyModule_Create(&_fuzzmodule);
 }