From 2342df36c386e087d9d2b7d798077b67f8f53cd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elizabeth Healy <ehealy@virtru.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] dont need equals null check

---
 sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Manifest.java | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Manifest.java b/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Manifest.java
index 01502bba..03075664 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Manifest.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Manifest.java
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
             return false;
         Manifest manifest = (Manifest) o;
         return Objects.equals(encryptionInformation, manifest.encryptionInformation)
-                && Objects.equals(payload, manifest.payload) 
-                && (manifest.assertions != null && Objects.equals(assertions, manifest.assertions));
+                && Objects.equals(payload, manifest.payload) && Objects.equals(assertions, manifest.assertions);
     }
 
     @Override