diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/cloudevent/CloudEventMessageUtils.java b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/cloudevent/CloudEventMessageUtils.java
index 83af8d825..90fdbcdbd 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/cloudevent/CloudEventMessageUtils.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/cloudevent/CloudEventMessageUtils.java
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ private static Message<?> buildBinaryMessageFromStructuredMap(Map<String, Object
 
 	private static URI safeGetURI(Map<String, Object> map, String key) {
 		Object uri = map.get(key);
-		if (uri != null && uri instanceof String) {
+		if (uri != null) {
 			if (uri instanceof String) {
 				uri = URI.create((String) uri);
 			}