diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index ad44e7b30c6771..ecef4f224e7d3c 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -95,16 +95,12 @@ function nullCheck(path, callback) {
     er.code = 'ENOENT';
     if (typeof callback !== 'function')
       throw er;
-    process.nextTick(nullCheckCallNT, callback, er);
+    process.nextTick(callback, er);
     return false;
   }
   return true;
 }
 
-function nullCheckCallNT(callback, er) {
-  callback(er);
-}
-
 // Static method to set the stats properties on a Stats object.
 fs.Stats = function(
     dev,