diff --git a/discord/iterators.py b/discord/iterators.py
index 32489c90f..c8a3bdc0c 100644
--- a/discord/iterators.py
+++ b/discord/iterators.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class HistoryIterator(_AsyncIterator):
         self.channel = channel
         while self._get_retrieve():
             data = yield from self._retrieve_messages(self.retrieve)
-            if self.limit is None and len(data) < 100:
+            if len(data) < 100:
                 self.limit = 0 # terminate the infinite loop
 
             if self.reverse: