diff --git a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/EventSampleStream.java b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/EventSampleStream.java
index 6e67be6ec5..dc70653141 100644
--- a/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/EventSampleStream.java
+++ b/library/dash/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/dash/EventSampleStream.java
@@ -113,15 +113,11 @@ import java.io.IOException;
     }
     int sampleIndex = currentIndex++;
     byte[] serializedEvent = eventMessageEncoder.encode(eventStream.events[sampleIndex]);
-    if (serializedEvent != null) {
-      buffer.ensureSpaceForWrite(serializedEvent.length);
-      buffer.data.put(serializedEvent);
-      buffer.timeUs = eventTimesUs[sampleIndex];
-      buffer.setFlags(C.BUFFER_FLAG_KEY_FRAME);
-      return C.RESULT_BUFFER_READ;
-    } else {
-      return C.RESULT_NOTHING_READ;
-    }
+    buffer.ensureSpaceForWrite(serializedEvent.length);
+    buffer.data.put(serializedEvent);
+    buffer.timeUs = eventTimesUs[sampleIndex];
+    buffer.setFlags(C.BUFFER_FLAG_KEY_FRAME);
+    return C.RESULT_BUFFER_READ;
   }
 
   @Override