diff --git a/examples/arkode/CXX_manyvector/ark_sod_lsrk.hpp b/examples/arkode/CXX_manyvector/ark_sod_lsrk.hpp
index 68778def97..3dea546a4c 100644
--- a/examples/arkode/CXX_manyvector/ark_sod_lsrk.hpp
+++ b/examples/arkode/CXX_manyvector/ark_sod_lsrk.hpp
@@ -133,11 +133,8 @@ class EulerData
   // manual destructor
   void FreeData()
   {
-    if (flux != NULL)
-    {
-      delete[] flux;
-      flux = NULL;
-    }
+    delete[] flux;
+    flux = NULL;
   };
 
   // destructor