diff --git a/pool.go b/pool.go
index 563f64b..bd6a880 100644
--- a/pool.go
+++ b/pool.go
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ func newBufPool(depth, bufLen int) *bufPool {
 }
 
 func (p *bufPool) Get() []byte {
-	if p == nil {
-		// functional default: no reuse.
-		return make([]byte, p.blen)
-	}
-
 	for {
 		select {
 		case b := <-p.ch: