diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtcpbuffer.c b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtcpbuffer.c
index f1fe689850..b601795dcc 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtcpbuffer.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtcpbuffer.c
@@ -1423,17 +1423,12 @@ gst_rtcp_packet_bye_get_nth_ssrc (GstRTCPPacket * packet, guint nth)
   guint8 *data;
   guint offset;
   guint32 ssrc;
-  guint8 sc;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (packet != NULL, 0);
   g_return_val_if_fail (packet->type == GST_RTCP_TYPE_BYE, 0);
   g_return_val_if_fail (packet->rtcp != NULL, 0);
   g_return_val_if_fail (packet->rtcp->map.flags & GST_MAP_READ, 0);
-
-  /* get amount of sources and check that we don't read too much */
-  sc = packet->count;
-  if (nth >= sc)
-    return 0;
+  g_return_val_if_fail (nth < packet->count, 0);
 
   /* get offset in 32-bits words into packet, skip the header */
   offset = 1 + nth;