diff --git a/libnm/nm-object.c b/libnm/nm-object.c
index 3784fd15b5..0f1b966b47 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-object.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-object.c
@@ -554,8 +554,7 @@ _nm_object_create (GType type, DBusGConnection *connection, const char *path)
 	object = g_object_new (type,
 	                       NM_OBJECT_PATH, path,
 	                       NULL);
-	if (NM_IS_OBJECT (object))
-		_nm_object_cache_add (NM_OBJECT (object));
+	_nm_object_cache_add (NM_OBJECT (object));
 	if (!g_initable_init (G_INITABLE (object), NULL, &error)) {
 		dbgmsg ("Could not create object for %s: %s", path, error->message);
 		g_error_free (error);
@@ -624,8 +623,7 @@ async_got_type (GType type, gpointer user_data)
 	object = g_object_new (type,
 	                       NM_OBJECT_PATH, async_data->path,
 	                       NULL);
-	if (NM_IS_OBJECT (object))
-		_nm_object_cache_add (NM_OBJECT (object));
+	_nm_object_cache_add (NM_OBJECT (object));
 	g_async_initable_init_async (G_ASYNC_INITABLE (object), G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
 	                             NULL, async_inited, async_data);
 }