diff --git a/src/app/scoring.coffee b/src/app/scoring.coffee
index bbd921dfca..c87b424994 100644
--- a/src/app/scoring.coffee
+++ b/src/app/scoring.coffee
@@ -217,11 +217,6 @@ cron = () ->
     # Tally each task
     todoTally = 0
     _.each obj.tasks, (taskObj) ->
-      unless taskObj?
-        #TODO delete the object
-        console.error "a task had a null id during cron, this should not be happening"
-        return
-
       {id, type, completed, repeat} = taskObj
       if type in ['todo', 'daily']
         # Deduct experience for missed Daily tasks,