diff --git a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/TestMetazones.java b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/TestMetazones.java
index a1cec08370a..a98e583cb58 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/TestMetazones.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/test/TestMetazones.java
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@ private void checkExemplars(
             }
 
             if (bestZone != null && !zoneToRanges.keySet().contains(bestZone)) {
-                zoneToRanges.keySet().contains(bestZone);
                 errorLog.println(
                         "The 'best zone' ("
                                 + showZone(bestZone)