diff --git a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-builder/src/routing.rs b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-builder/src/routing.rs
index 39e9eab410bf..f4c18adddb37 100644
--- a/polkadot/xcm/xcm-builder/src/routing.rs
+++ b/polkadot/xcm/xcm-builder/src/routing.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ impl<Inner: SendXcm> SendXcm for WithUniqueTopic<Inner> {
 			message.0.push(SetTopic(unique_id));
 			unique_id
 		};
-		let (ticket, assets) = Inner::validate(destination, &mut Some(message))
-			.map_err(|_| SendError::NotApplicable)?;
+		let (ticket, assets) = Inner::validate(destination, &mut Some(message))?;
 		Ok(((ticket, unique_id), assets))
 	}