diff --git a/src/api/schema.rs b/src/api/schema.rs
index 9917e574..2cb6c90a 100644
--- a/src/api/schema.rs
+++ b/src/api/schema.rs
@@ -281,17 +281,7 @@ impl ObjectSchema {
     }
 
     pub fn optional<S: Into<Arc<Schema>>>(mut self, name: &'static str, schema: S) -> Self {
-        let schema = schema.into();
-        let is_option = match schema.as_ref() {
-            Schema::Option(_) => true,
-            _ => false,
-        };
-        if is_option {
-            self.properties.insert(name, schema);
-        } else {
-            self.properties.insert(name, Arc::new(Schema::Option(schema)));
-        }
-
+        self.properties.insert(name, Arc::new(Schema::Option(schema.into())));
         self
     }
 }