diff --git a/week_ssi.php b/week_ssi.php
index 8c8341d33..95746f078 100644
--- a/week_ssi.php
+++ b/week_ssi.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 // TODO This is suspect
 $today = time();
 
-if ( ! empty ( $date ) && ! empty ( $date ) ) {
+if ( ! empty ( $date ) ) {
   $thisyear = substr ( $date, 0, 4 );
   $thismonth = substr ( $date, 4, 2 );
   $thisday = substr ( $date, 6, 2 );