diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommand.java
index b2b77cf41c..97115ca159 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommand.java
@@ -220,11 +220,7 @@ public class GitBrowseCommand extends AbstractGitCommand
 
       RevTree tree = revWalk.parseTree(revId);
 
-      if (tree != null) {
-        treeWalk.addTree(tree);
-      } else {
-        throw new IllegalStateException("could not find tree for " + revId.name());
-      }
+      treeWalk.addTree(tree);
 
       if (isRootRequest()) {
         FileObject result = createEmptyRoot();