diff --git a/src/vm.c b/src/vm.c
index 88c0f2e49..4434f79b6 100644
--- a/src/vm.c
+++ b/src/vm.c
@@ -1080,12 +1080,7 @@ RETRY_TRY_BLOCK:
       ci->mid = mid;
       ci->proc = m;
       ci->stackent = mrb->c->stack;
-      if (c->tt == MRB_TT_ICLASS) {
-        ci->target_class = c->c;
-      }
-      else {
-        ci->target_class = c;
-      }
+      ci->target_class = c;
 
       ci->pc = pc + 1;
       ci->acc = a;