diff --git a/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp b/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp
index 67b7fbd5ec9..45428f371ed 100644
--- a/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp
+++ b/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp
@@ -502,9 +502,7 @@ StaticLayer::dynamicParametersCallback(
         height_ = size_y_;
         has_updated_data_ = true;
         current_ = false;
-      }
-    } else if (param_type == ParameterType::PARAMETER_BOOL) {
-      if (param_name == name_ + "." + "footprint_clearing_enabled") {
+      } else if (param_name == name_ + "." + "footprint_clearing_enabled") {
         footprint_clearing_enabled_ = parameter.as_bool();
       }
     }