diff --git a/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c b/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c
index e6b8ec6ddc..56c1f44483 100644
--- a/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c
+++ b/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c
@@ -400,9 +400,6 @@ find_seek_offset_bytes (GstRMDemux * rmdemux, guint target)
   GSList *cur;
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
 
-  if (target < 0)
-    return FALSE;
-
   for (cur = rmdemux->streams; cur; cur = cur->next) {
     GstRMDemuxStream *stream = cur->data;