diff --git a/packages/td-tools/src/util/asset-interface-description.ts b/packages/td-tools/src/util/asset-interface-description.ts
index aa8de371f..ea931cd74 100644
--- a/packages/td-tools/src/util/asset-interface-description.ts
+++ b/packages/td-tools/src/util/asset-interface-description.ts
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export class AssetInterfaceDescriptionUtil {
 
     private processSubmodelElement(smInformation: SubmodelInformation, submodelElement: Record<string, unknown>): void {
         // EndpointMetadata vs. InterfaceMetadata
-        if (submodelElement.value != null && submodelElement.value instanceof Array) {
+        if (submodelElement.value instanceof Array) {
             // Note: iterate twice over to collect first EndpointMetadata
             let endpointMetadata: Record<string, unknown> = {};
             for (const smValue of submodelElement.value) {