diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py
index ee6462f093..07a0499787 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py
@@ -3054,7 +3054,7 @@ class NsxVPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
                     context, lrouter,
                     allow_metadata=(allow_metadata and
                                     self.metadata_proxy_handler))
-            if gw_info != constants.ATTR_NOT_SPECIFIED and gw_info is not None:
+            if gw_info != constants.ATTR_NOT_SPECIFIED and gw_info:
                 self._update_router_gw_info(
                     context, lrouter['id'], gw_info)
         except Exception: