diff --git a/src/redis/driver_impl.go b/src/redis/driver_impl.go
index 18e213f1..f6449ea5 100644
--- a/src/redis/driver_impl.go
+++ b/src/redis/driver_impl.go
@@ -59,14 +59,10 @@ func NewClientImpl(scope stats.Scope, useTls bool, auth string, redisType string
 	df := func(network, addr string) (radix.Conn, error) {
 		var dialOpts []radix.DialOpt
 
-		var err error
 		if useTls {
 			dialOpts = append(dialOpts, radix.DialUseTLS(&tls.Config{}))
 		}
 
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
 		if auth != "" {
 			logger.Warnf("enabling authentication to redis on %s", url)