diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/PatientBulkUploadServiceAsync.java b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/PatientBulkUploadServiceAsync.java
index 019ef10695b..a4aa803b4a5 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/PatientBulkUploadServiceAsync.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/gov/cdc/usds/simplereport/service/PatientBulkUploadServiceAsync.java
@@ -132,10 +132,8 @@ public CompletableFuture<Set<Person>> savePatients(byte[] content, UUID facility
                 .ethnicity(convertEthnicityToDatabaseValue(extractedData.getEthnicity().getValue()))
                 .gender(convertSexToDatabaseValue(extractedData.getBiologicalSex().getValue()))
                 .genderIdentity(
-                    extractedData.getGenderIdentity().getValue() == null
-                        ? null
-                        : convertGenderIdentityToDatabaseValue(
-                            extractedData.getGenderIdentity().getValue()))
+                    convertGenderIdentityToDatabaseValue(
+                        extractedData.getGenderIdentity().getValue()))
                 .residentCongregateSetting(
                     parseYesNoUnk(extractedData.getResidentCongregateSetting().getValue()))
                 .employedInHealthcare(