diff --git a/install.cpp b/install.cpp
index 080f3ff..71ad71f 100644
--- a/install.cpp
+++ b/install.cpp
@@ -369,14 +369,6 @@
     }
 
     pid_t pid = fork();
-
-    if (pid == -1) {
-        close(pipefd[0]);
-        close(pipefd[1]);
-        LOGE("Failed to fork update binary: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-        return INSTALL_ERROR;
-    }
-
     if (pid == 0) {
         umask(022);
         close(pipefd[0]);