diff --git a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
index 2c007529c049dab0609d581421f1762cd869ecd4..958eff244e5d8f8d9296e63bb3cb4fbc95728f38 100644
--- a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ function WebGLRenderer( parameters ) {
 
 			renderer.renderInstances( geometry, drawStart, drawCount, object.instanceMatrix.count );
 
-		} else if ( geometry && geometry.isInstancedBufferGeometry ) {
+		} else if ( geometry.isInstancedBufferGeometry ) {
 
 			renderer.renderInstances( geometry, drawStart, drawCount, geometry.maxInstancedCount );