diff --git a/CommonLibs/trx_rate_ctr.cpp b/CommonLibs/trx_rate_ctr.cpp
index a7467c15..38062688 100644
--- a/CommonLibs/trx_rate_ctr.cpp
+++ b/CommonLibs/trx_rate_ctr.cpp
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ static void threshold_timer_update_intv() {
 		return;
 
 	if (llist_empty(&threshold_list)) {
-		if (osmo_timer_pending(&threshold_timer))
-			osmo_timer_del(&threshold_timer);
+		osmo_timer_del(&threshold_timer);
 		return;
 	}