diff --git a/src/sharding/Shard.js b/src/sharding/Shard.js
index 3ba7dd1f0..55a76816f 100644
--- a/src/sharding/Shard.js
+++ b/src/sharding/Shard.js
@@ -140,10 +140,9 @@ class Shard extends EventEmitter {
    */
   send(message) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const sent = this.process.send(message, err => {
+      this.process.send(message, err => {
         if (err) reject(err); else resolve(this);
       });
-      if (!sent) throw new Error('SHARDING_CHILD_CONNECTION');
     });
   }