diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_loadbalancer.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_loadbalancer.go
index 35d4894b2a7..4cb59e89883 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_loadbalancer.go
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ func (lbaas *LbaasV2) EnsureLoadBalancerDeleted(clusterName string, service *v1.
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if loadbalancer != nil && loadbalancer.VipPortID != "" {
+	if loadbalancer.VipPortID != "" {
 		portID := loadbalancer.VipPortID
 		floatingIP, err := getFloatingIPByPortID(lbaas.network, portID)
 		if err != nil && err != ErrNotFound {