diff --git a/clientlibrary/checkpoint/dynamodb-checkpointer.go b/clientlibrary/checkpoint/dynamodb-checkpointer.go
index ee14fee..bd9be15 100644
--- a/clientlibrary/checkpoint/dynamodb-checkpointer.go
+++ b/clientlibrary/checkpoint/dynamodb-checkpointer.go
@@ -483,10 +483,6 @@ func (checkpointer *DynamoCheckpoint) syncLeases(shardStatus map[string]*par.Sha
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("Error performing SyncLeases. Error: %+v ", err)
-		return err
-	}
 	log.Debugf("Lease sync completed. Next lease sync will occur in %s", time.Duration(checkpointer.kclConfig.LeaseSyncingTimeIntervalMillis)*time.Millisecond)
 	return nil
 }