diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/Section.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/Section.java
index 632374d5..736ac223 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/Section.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/model/Section.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class Section {
 
         if (values != null) {
             for (String value : values) {
-                if (value != null && StringUtils.isNotBlank(value)) {
+                if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(value)) {
                     Set<Entity> found = findEntity(value.trim(), asType);
                     entities.addAll(found);
                 }