diff --git a/libavformat/ape.c b/libavformat/ape.c
index 6a78ea9908..7ed9dd813b 100644
--- a/libavformat/ape.c
+++ b/libavformat/ape.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int ape_read_header(AVFormatContext * s)
                ape->totalframes);
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
-    if (ape->seektablelength && (ape->seektablelength / sizeof(*ape->seektable)) < ape->totalframes) {
+    if (ape->seektablelength / sizeof(*ape->seektable) < ape->totalframes) {
         av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR,
                "Number of seek entries is less than number of frames: %zu vs. %"PRIu32"\n",
                ape->seektablelength / sizeof(*ape->seektable), ape->totalframes);
@@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ static int ape_read_header(AVFormatContext * s)
             for (i = 0; i < ape->totalframes && !pb->eof_reached; i++)
                 ape->bittable[i] = avio_r8(pb);
         }
-    }else{
-        av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Missing seektable\n");
-        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
 
     ape->frames[0].pos     = ape->firstframe;