diff --git a/tools/functional-tester/rpcpb/member.go b/tools/functional-tester/rpcpb/member.go
index 3e617d3c6..5a81e6f0a 100644
--- a/tools/functional-tester/rpcpb/member.go
+++ b/tools/functional-tester/rpcpb/member.go
@@ -86,10 +86,7 @@ func (m *Member) Defrag() error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Minute)
 	_, err = cli.Defragment(ctx, m.EtcdClientEndpoint)
 	cancel()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
 
 // RevHash fetches current revision and hash on this member.