diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.wtp.releng.tools/src/org/eclipse/wtp/releng/tools/CustomizeAccessRules.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.wtp.releng.tools/src/org/eclipse/wtp/releng/tools/CustomizeAccessRules.java
index fe0f97700838a191c5fdf0179d775ec81f402838..b559a2ac5ad22f3ebbbba6e86a73733a216a735f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.wtp.releng.tools/src/org/eclipse/wtp/releng/tools/CustomizeAccessRules.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.wtp.releng.tools/src/org/eclipse/wtp/releng/tools/CustomizeAccessRules.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class CustomizeAccessRules extends Task {
 
 			if ((getBundleDirectory() != null) && (getBundleDirectory().length() > 0)) {
 				File directory = new File(getBundleDirectory());
-				if ((directory != null) && directory.exists() && directory.isDirectory()) {
+				if (directory.exists() && directory.isDirectory()) {
 					processBundlesDirectory(directory);
 				}
 				else {