diff --git a/src/net/dial.go b/src/net/dial.go
index 486ced0f2a9..9159e6b3844 100644
--- a/src/net/dial.go
+++ b/src/net/dial.go
@@ -421,12 +421,7 @@ func (d *Dialer) DialContext(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (Conn
 		primaries = addrs
 	}
 
-	var c Conn
-	if len(fallbacks) > 0 {
-		c, err = sd.dialParallel(ctx, primaries, fallbacks)
-	} else {
-		c, err = sd.dialSerial(ctx, primaries)
-	}
+	c, err := sd.dialParallel(ctx, primaries, fallbacks)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}