1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/src/asn1/ess/SigningCertificateV2.cs b/crypto/src/asn1/ess/SigningCertificateV2.cs
index 91eda9e33..4694098dd 100644
--- a/crypto/src/asn1/ess/SigningCertificateV2.cs
+++ b/crypto/src/asn1/ess/SigningCertificateV2.cs
@@ -101,12 +101,7 @@ namespace Org.BouncyCastle.Asn1.Ess
         public override Asn1Object ToAsn1Object()
         {
             Asn1EncodableVector v = new Asn1EncodableVector(certs);
-
-            if (policies != null)
-            {
-                v.Add(policies);
-            }
-
+            v.AddOptional(policies);
             return new DerSequence(v);
         }
     }