diff --git a/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/ConcurrentBag.java b/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/ConcurrentBag.java
index 40a77c42..a513ef04 100644
--- a/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/ConcurrentBag.java
+++ b/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/ConcurrentBag.java
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ public final class ConcurrentBag<T extends BagEntry>
             }
          } while (startSeq < sequence.longValue());
          
-         if (listener != null) {
-            listener.addBagItem();
-         }
+         listener.addBagItem();
 
          synchronizer.tryAcquireSharedNanos(startSeq, timeout);
 
diff --git a/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/ConcurrentBag.java b/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/ConcurrentBag.java
index 83d68110..7fa4bf36 100644
--- a/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/ConcurrentBag.java
+++ b/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/ConcurrentBag.java
@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@ public final class ConcurrentBag<T extends BagEntry>
             }
          } while (startSeq < sequence.longValue());
          
-         if (listener != null) {
-            listener.addBagItem();
-         }
+         listener.addBagItem();
 
          synchronizer.tryAcquireSharedNanos(startSeq, timeout);