diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex
index 1d2dc3e..2523e3c 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew23.tex
@@ -759,7 +759,6 @@
             # ImportError, so try the other path hooks
             pass
         else:
-        if importer is not None:
             loader = importer.find_module(fullname)
             <module> = loader.load_module(fullname)