diff --git a/src/map/chrif.c b/src/map/chrif.c
index 1563fdbc78..78846a0ab3 100644
--- a/src/map/chrif.c
+++ b/src/map/chrif.c
@@ -2000,9 +2000,8 @@ void do_init_chrif(void) {
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
-	if (sizeof(struct s_storage) > 0xFFFF){
-		ShowError("s_storage size = %d is too big to be transmitted. (must be below 0xFFFF) \n",
-			sizeof(struct s_storage));
+	if (sizeof(struct s_storage) > 0xFFFF) {
+		ShowError("s_storage size = %d is too big to be transmitted. (must be below 0xFFFF)\n", sizeof(struct s_storage));
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
@@ -2012,11 +2011,6 @@ void do_init_chrif(void) {
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
-	if(sizeof(struct s_storage) > 0xFFFF) {
-		ShowError("s_storage size = %d is too big to be transmitted. (must be below 0xFFFF)\n", sizeof(struct s_storage));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-
 	auth_db = idb_alloc(DB_OPT_BASE);
 	auth_db_ers = ers_new(sizeof(struct auth_node),"chrif.c::auth_db_ers",ERS_OPT_NONE);