diff --git a/cmd/cosign/cli/options/registry.go b/cmd/cosign/cli/options/registry.go
index a1910533e73b..3bb6dd29fe1d 100644
--- a/cmd/cosign/cli/options/registry.go
+++ b/cmd/cosign/cli/options/registry.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (o *RegistryOptions) GetRegistryClientOpts(ctx context.Context) []remote.Op
 		opts = append(opts, remote.WithAuthFromKeychain(authn.DefaultKeychain))
 	}
 
-	if o != nil && o.AllowInsecure {
+	if o.AllowInsecure {
 		opts = append(opts, remote.WithTransport(&http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}})) // #nosec G402
 	}
 	return opts