diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index cfa7d4c419..fb4cda7e72 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -4866,11 +4866,6 @@ retry:
 	 * freed by a later call to waitpid().
 	 */
 	childinfo = palloc(sizeof(win32_deadchild_waitinfo));
-	if (!childinfo)
-		ereport(FATAL,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
-				 errmsg("out of memory")));
-
 	childinfo->procHandle = pi.hProcess;
 	childinfo->procId = pi.dwProcessId;