diff --git a/client/snapshot/load.go b/client/snapshot/load.go
index ba37d21406..a1bf4e6382 100644
--- a/client/snapshot/load.go
+++ b/client/snapshot/load.go
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ func LoadArchiveCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			var snapshot snapshottypes.Snapshot
 			tr := tar.NewReader(reader)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create tar reader: %w", err)
-			}
 
 			hdr, err := tr.Next()
 			if err != nil {