diff --git a/src/cairo-win32-font.c b/src/cairo-win32-font.c
index d99c261..92aba26 100644
--- a/src/cairo-win32-font.c
+++ b/src/cairo-win32-font.c
@@ -977,16 +977,14 @@ _cairo_win32_scaled_font_init_glyph_metrics (cairo_win32_scaled_font_t *scaled_f
 	if (GetGlyphOutlineW (hdc, _cairo_scaled_glyph_index (scaled_glyph),
 			      GGO_METRICS | GGO_GLYPH_INDEX,
 			      &metrics, 0, NULL, &matrix) == GDI_ERROR) {
 	  status = _cairo_win32_print_gdi_error ("_cairo_win32_scaled_font_init_glyph_metrics:GetGlyphOutlineW");
 	  memset (&metrics, 0, sizeof (GLYPHMETRICS));
 	}
 	cairo_win32_scaled_font_done_font (&scaled_font->base);
-	if (status)
-	    return status;
 
 	if (scaled_font->swap_axes) {
 	    extents.x_bearing = - metrics.gmptGlyphOrigin.y / scaled_font->y_scale;
 	    extents.y_bearing = metrics.gmptGlyphOrigin.x / scaled_font->x_scale;
 	    extents.width = metrics.gmBlackBoxY / scaled_font->y_scale;
 	    extents.height = metrics.gmBlackBoxX / scaled_font->x_scale;
 	    extents.x_advance = metrics.gmCellIncY / scaled_font->x_scale;