diff --git a/snippets/csharp/programming-guide/discards/discard-pattern2.cs b/snippets/csharp/programming-guide/discards/discard-pattern2.cs
index d2ca87e49ef..d023a47eb0c 100644
--- a/snippets/csharp/programming-guide/discards/discard-pattern2.cs
+++ b/snippets/csharp/programming-guide/discards/discard-pattern2.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ private static void ProvidesFormatInfo(object obj)
          Console.Write("A null object reference: ");
          Console.WriteLine("Its use could result in a NullReferenceException");
       }
-      else if (obj is var _)
+      else
          Console.WriteLine($"Some object type without format information");
    }
 }