diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/editors/textFileEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/editors/textFileEditor.ts
index 206308d2aa9629bf1d8ddc4a580d2a9dfcef928a..984dc7baa92bdcb764f8ae46b7f741fee4168c7a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/editors/textFileEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/editors/textFileEditor.ts
@@ -142,9 +142,7 @@ export class TextFileEditor extends BaseTextEditor {
 			textEditor.setModel(textFileModel.textEditorModel);
 
 			// stop the event
-			if (setModelEvent) {
-				setModelEvent.stop();
-			}
+			setModelEvent.stop();
 
 			// TextOptions (avoiding instanceof here for a reason, do not change!)
 			let optionsGotApplied = false;