diff --git a/question/bank/columnsortorder/db/upgrade.php b/question/bank/columnsortorder/db/upgrade.php
index 0228fc9813f..db40361f8ec 100644
--- a/question/bank/columnsortorder/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/question/bank/columnsortorder/db/upgrade.php
@@ -82,11 +82,9 @@ function xmldb_qbank_columnsortorder_upgrade(int $oldversion): bool {
         // they were getting incorrectly updated, resulting in corrupted colsize value,
         // e.g., '"width":"30"}-"width":"30"},"width":"180"}-"width":"180"} and thus breaking the question bank page.
         $pluginconfig = $DB->get_record('config_plugins', ['plugin' => 'qbank_columnsortorder', 'name' => 'colsize']);
-        if ($pluginconfig) {
-            $pattern = '/"width":"[^"]*"}-"width":"[^"]*"}/';
-            if (preg_match($pattern, $pluginconfig->value)) {
-                $DB->delete_records('config_plugins', ['plugin' => 'qbank_columnsortorder', 'name' => 'colsize']);
-            }
+        $pattern = '/"width":"[^"]*"}-"width":"[^"]*"}/';
+        if ($pluginconfig && preg_match($pattern, $pluginconfig->value)) {
+            $DB->delete_records('config_plugins', ['plugin' => 'qbank_columnsortorder', 'name' => 'colsize']);
         }
         upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 2024042203, 'qbank', 'columnsortorder');
     }