diff --git a/modules/fs/fsw/src/cfe_fs_api.c b/modules/fs/fsw/src/cfe_fs_api.c
index 47e19a19c..7bd5afd74 100644
--- a/modules/fs/fsw/src/cfe_fs_api.c
+++ b/modules/fs/fsw/src/cfe_fs_api.c
@@ -152,11 +152,7 @@ CFE_Status_t CFE_FS_ReadHeader(CFE_FS_Header_t *Hdr, osal_id_t FileDes)
             /* its standard big-endian format into a little endian format to ease user access    */
             CFE_FS_ByteSwapCFEHeader(Hdr);
         }
-    }
 
-    if (OsStatus >= OS_SUCCESS)
-    {
-        /* The "OsStatus" reflects size actually read */
         Result = (long)OsStatus;
     }
     else