diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java
index 1f9f0a7e9..f1d24e845 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ abstract class BatchListenerFactoryHelper {
 			StepListener listener = listeners[i];
 			if (listener instanceof ChunkListener) {
 				hasChunkListener = true;
-			}
-			if (listener instanceof ChunkListener) {
 				multicaster.register((ChunkListener) listener);
 			}
 		}