diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index eb0e58dbf..e9a5a0ce6 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ class TwitterCardIE(TwitterBaseIE):
 
         title = self._search_regex(r'<title>([^<]+)</title>', webpage, 'title')
         thumbnail = config.get('posterImageUrl') or config.get('image_src')
-        if config.get('duration'):
-            duration = float_or_none(config.get('duration'), scale=10e2) or duration
+        duration = float_or_none(config.get('duration'), scale=10e2) or duration
 
         return {
             'id': video_id,