diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_comment.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_comment.go
index ecaa9f05e47..cb5b2d80195 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_comment.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_comment.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func DeleteComment(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := issue_service.DeleteComment(ctx, ctx.Doer, comment); err != nil {
+	if err = issue_service.DeleteComment(ctx, ctx.Doer, comment); err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("DeleteComment", err)
 		return
 	}