1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/py/objstr.c b/py/objstr.c
index 13d957105..c42f38e75 100644
--- a/py/objstr.c
+++ b/py/objstr.c
@@ -663,9 +663,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_rsplit(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
             }
             res->items[idx--] = mp_obj_new_str_of_type(self_type, s + sep_len, last - s - sep_len);
             last = s;
-            if (splits > 0) {
-                splits--;
-            }
+            splits--;
         }
         if (idx != 0) {
             // We split less parts than split limit, now go cleanup surplus