diff --git a/Objects/bytearrayobject.c b/Objects/bytearrayobject.c
index 61fe8de..a842f47 100644
--- a/Objects/bytearrayobject.c
+++ b/Objects/bytearrayobject.c
@@ -828,8 +828,7 @@
     if (count == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
         if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_OverflowError))
             return -1;
-        else
-            PyErr_Clear();
+        PyErr_Clear();
     }
     else if (count < 0) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "negative count");