diff --git a/lib/build/recipe/passwordless/recipeImplementation.js b/lib/build/recipe/passwordless/recipeImplementation.js
index 15e4e9238..d156a7e2e 100644
--- a/lib/build/recipe/passwordless/recipeImplementation.js
+++ b/lib/build/recipe/passwordless/recipeImplementation.js
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ function getRecipeInterface(querier) {
             logger_1.logDebugMessage("Passwordless.consumeCode code consumed OK");
             response.user = new user_1.User(response.user);
             response.recipeUserId = new recipeUserId_1.default(response.recipeUserId);
-            if (response.status !== "OK") {
-                return response;
-            }
-            if (response.status !== "OK") {
-                return response;
-            }
             // Attempt account linking (this is a sign up)
             let updatedUser = response.user;
             const linkResult = await authUtils_1.AuthUtils.linkToSessionIfProvidedElseCreatePrimaryUserIdOrLinkByAccountInfo(
@@ -58,9 +52,6 @@ function getRecipeInterface(querier) {
                 return linkResult;
             }
             updatedUser = linkResult.user;
-            if (updatedUser === undefined) {
-                throw new Error("Should never come here.");
-            }
             response.user = updatedUser;
             return Object.assign(Object.assign({}, response), {
                 consumedDevice: response.consumedDevice,
diff --git a/lib/ts/recipe/passwordless/recipeImplementation.ts b/lib/ts/recipe/passwordless/recipeImplementation.ts
index d157ce3b0..7f742fd51 100644
--- a/lib/ts/recipe/passwordless/recipeImplementation.ts
+++ b/lib/ts/recipe/passwordless/recipeImplementation.ts
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ export default function getRecipeInterface(querier: Querier): RecipeInterface {
             response.user = new User(response.user);
             response.recipeUserId = new RecipeUserId(response.recipeUserId);
 
-            if (response.status !== "OK") {
-                return response;
-            }
-
-            if (response.status !== "OK") {
-                return response;
-            }
-
             // Attempt account linking (this is a sign up)
             let updatedUser = response.user;
 
@@ -64,10 +56,6 @@ export default function getRecipeInterface(querier: Querier): RecipeInterface {
             }
             updatedUser = linkResult.user;
 
-            if (updatedUser === undefined) {
-                throw new Error("Should never come here.");
-            }
-
             response.user = updatedUser;
 
             return {