diff --git a/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/SetHook.cpp b/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/SetHook.cpp
index 1849112cc..78db4abc4 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/SetHook.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/tx/impl/SetHook.cpp
@@ -1181,6 +1181,8 @@ SetHook::setHook()
         switch (op)
         {
 
+            // this case is handled directly above already
+            case hsoNSDELETE:
             case hsoNOOP:
             {
                 // if a hook already exists here then migrate it to the new array
@@ -1192,12 +1194,6 @@ SetHook::setHook()
             // every case below here is guarenteed to have a populated hookSetObj
             // by the assert statement above
 
-            case hsoNSDELETE:
-            {
-                // this case is handled directly above already
-                continue;
-            }
-
             case hsoDELETE:
             {