diff --git a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/impl/SnapshotInstallationHandler.java b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/impl/SnapshotInstallationHandler.java
index f03e2d883d..3e5ac2b671 100644
--- a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/impl/SnapshotInstallationHandler.java
+++ b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/impl/SnapshotInstallationHandler.java
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ private InstallSnapshotReplyProto notifyStateMachineToInstallSnapshot(
         // Check if snapshot index is already at par or ahead of the first
         // available log index of the Leader.
         final long snapshotIndex = state.getLog().getSnapshotIndex();
-        if (snapshotIndex != INVALID_LOG_INDEX && snapshotIndex + 1 >= firstAvailableLogIndex &&
-            firstAvailableLogIndex > INVALID_LOG_INDEX) {
+        if (snapshotIndex + 1 >= firstAvailableLogIndex && firstAvailableLogIndex > INVALID_LOG_INDEX) {
           // State Machine has already installed the snapshot. Return the
           // latest snapshot index to the Leader.