diff --git a/src/import/pull-common.c b/src/import/pull-common.c
index 4117ed2e6a..459024fb22 100644
--- a/src/import/pull-common.c
+++ b/src/import/pull-common.c
@@ -520,8 +520,7 @@ int pull_verify(PullJob *main_job,
         }
 
 finish:
-        if (sig_file >= 0)
-                (void) unlink(sig_file_path);
+        (void) unlink(sig_file_path);
 
         if (gpg_home_created)
                 (void) rm_rf(gpg_home, REMOVE_ROOT|REMOVE_PHYSICAL);