diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
index 597e3e70cee..5b89f210f05 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
@@ -265,26 +265,24 @@ func (az *Cloud) getServiceLoadBalancer(service *v1.Service, clusterName string,
 	}
 
 	// check if the service already has a load balancer
-	if existingLBs != nil {
-		for i := range existingLBs {
-			existingLB := existingLBs[i]
-			if strings.EqualFold(*existingLB.Name, defaultLBName) {
-				defaultLB = &existingLB
-			}
-			if isInternalLoadBalancer(&existingLB) != isInternal {
-				continue
-			}
-			status, err = az.getServiceLoadBalancerStatus(service, &existingLB)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, false, err
-			}
-			if status == nil {
-				// service is not on this load balancer
-				continue
-			}
-
-			return &existingLB, status, true, nil
+	for i := range existingLBs {
+		existingLB := existingLBs[i]
+		if strings.EqualFold(*existingLB.Name, defaultLBName) {
+			defaultLB = &existingLB
 		}
+		if isInternalLoadBalancer(&existingLB) != isInternal {
+			continue
+		}
+		status, err = az.getServiceLoadBalancerStatus(service, &existingLB)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, false, err
+		}
+		if status == nil {
+			// service is not on this load balancer
+			continue
+		}
+
+		return &existingLB, status, true, nil
 	}
 
 	hasMode, _, _ := getServiceLoadBalancerMode(service)