diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/python/streamthinca.py b/gstlal-inspiral/python/streamthinca.py
index d932503a89db8a4d4e63827cb4a2fac84e4767d4..a283f1af58ac95c8593dd0620fe408bd497f0694 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/python/streamthinca.py
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/python/streamthinca.py
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ class StreamThinca(object):
 			ntuple_comparefunc = ntuple_comparefunc,
 			seglists = seglists,
 			likelihood_func = self.ln_likelihood_func,
-			fapfar = fapfar if self.ln_likelihood_func is not None else None,
+			fapfar = fapfar,
 			min_instruments = self.min_instruments,
-			min_log_L = self.min_log_L if self.ln_likelihood_func is not None else None
+			min_log_L = self.min_log_L
 		)
 
 		# construct a coinc extractor from the XML document while