1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/ext/dbm/dbm.c b/ext/dbm/dbm.c
index 1240f4b9ab..2aeede2672 100644
--- a/ext/dbm/dbm.c
+++ b/ext/dbm/dbm.c
@@ -315,19 +315,12 @@ fdbm_store(obj, keystr, valstr)
     struct dbmdata *dbmp;
     DBM *dbm;
 
-    if (valstr == Qnil) {
-	fdbm_delete(obj, keystr);
-	return Qnil;
-    }
-
     rb_secure(4);
     keystr = rb_obj_as_string(keystr);
 
     key.dptr = RSTRING(keystr)->ptr;
     key.dsize = RSTRING(keystr)->len;
 
-    if (NIL_P(valstr)) return fdbm_delete(obj, keystr);
-
     valstr = rb_obj_as_string(valstr);
     val.dptr = RSTRING(valstr)->ptr;
     val.dsize = RSTRING(valstr)->len;