1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index a8e2d8e808..c7fa692435 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -380,8 +380,7 @@ class CaptchaServerHttpClient(SimpleHttpClient):
 class SpiderEndpointFactory(object):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.blacklist = hs.config.url_preview_ip_range_blacklist
-        if hasattr(hs.config, "url_preview_ip_range_whitelist"):
-            self.whitelist = hs.config.url_preview_ip_range_whitelist
+        self.whitelist = hs.config.url_preview_ip_range_whitelist
         self.policyForHTTPS = hs.get_http_client_context_factory()
 
     def endpointForURI(self, uri):