diff --git a/src/tool_doswin.c b/src/tool_doswin.c
index b23b50af1..ef3899ee9 100644
--- a/src/tool_doswin.c
+++ b/src/tool_doswin.c
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ CURLcode FindWin32CACert(struct Configurable *config, const char *bundle_file)
       if(!config->cacert)
         result = CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
     }
-    else
-      result = CURLE_SSL_CACERT;
 
     Curl_safefree(buf);
   }