diff --git a/Chart.js b/Chart.js
index 21edb16a8..7cdf767e3 100644
--- a/Chart.js
+++ b/Chart.js
@@ -2335,10 +2335,8 @@
 						bar.restore(['fillColor', 'strokeColor']);
 					});
 					helpers.each(activeBars, function(activeBar){
-						if (activeBar) {
-							activeBar.fillColor = activeBar.highlightFill;
-							activeBar.strokeColor = activeBar.highlightStroke;
-						}
+						activeBar.fillColor = activeBar.highlightFill;
+						activeBar.strokeColor = activeBar.highlightStroke;
 					});
 					this.showTooltip(activeBars);
 				});
@@ -3731,4 +3729,4 @@
 
 
 
-}).call(this);
+}).call(this);
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