diff --git a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_capture.hpp b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_capture.hpp
index 4e27a985..ad584794 100644
--- a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_capture.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_capture.hpp
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         void missingCaptureInstance();
     }
     inline IResultCapture& getResultCapture() {
-        if (auto* capture = getCurrentContext().getResultCapture()) {
-            return *capture;
-        } else {
-            Detail::missingCaptureInstance();
-        }
+        return *getCurrentContext().getResultCapture();
     }
 
 }