diff --git a/cake/dispatcher.php b/cake/dispatcher.php
index b2b1d81d4..c6be13c7d 100644
--- a/cake/dispatcher.php
+++ b/cake/dispatcher.php
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class Dispatcher extends Object {
 				$params['form']['_method'] = env('HTTP_X_HTTP_METHOD_OVERRIDE');
 			}
 			if (isset($params['form']['_method'])) {
-				if (isset($_SERVER) && !empty($_SERVER)) {
+				if (!empty($_SERVER)) {
 					$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = $params['form']['_method'];
 				} else {
 					$_ENV['REQUEST_METHOD'] = $params['form']['_method'];