diff --git a/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/AbstractTextEditor.java b/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/AbstractTextEditor.java
index a245cff..b8a57d3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/AbstractTextEditor.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/AbstractTextEditor.java
@@ -3959,7 +3959,7 @@
 			Color color= createColor(store, PREFERENCE_COLOR_FIND_SCOPE, styledText.getDisplay());
 
 			IFindReplaceTarget target= viewer.getFindReplaceTarget();
-			if (target != null && target instanceof IFindReplaceTargetExtension)
+			if (target instanceof IFindReplaceTargetExtension)
 				((IFindReplaceTargetExtension) target).setScopeHighlightColor(color);
 
 		}