https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/9ad6f14175c19b5d47267c3dd5840c14bad43c83/src/validation.cpp#L3711

If i'm following right the flow of the code, when we hit this lane `pindex` should be always equal to nullptr thus this check may be omitted
{
    LOCK2(cs_main, cs_LastBlockFile);
    if (chain_tip_height < 0 || nPruneTarget == 0) {
        return;
    }
    if ((uint64_t)chain_tip_height <= nPruneAfterHeight) {
        return;
    }
    unsigned int nLastBlockWeCanPrune = chain_tip_height - MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP;
    uint64_t nCurrentUsage = CalculateCurrentUsage();
    
    
    
    uint64_t nBuffer = BLOCKFILE_CHUNK_SIZE + UNDOFILE_CHUNK_SIZE;
    uint64_t nBytesToPrune;
    int count = 0;
    if (nCurrentUsage + nBuffer >= nPruneTarget) {
        
        
        
        
        if (is_ibd) {
            
            nBuffer += nPruneTarget / 10;