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
{
    assert(m_coins_views != nullptr);
    m_coinstip_cache_size_bytes = cache_size_bytes;
    m_coins_views->InitCache();
}
bool CChainState::IsInitialBlockDownload() const
{
    
    if (m_cached_finished_ibd.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
        return false;
    LOCK(cs_main);
    if (m_cached_finished_ibd.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
        return false;
    if (fImporting || fReindex)
        return true;
    if (m_chain.Tip() == nullptr)
        return true;
    if (m_chain.Tip()->nChainWork < nMinimumChainWork)
        return true;
    if (m_chain.Tip()->GetBlockTime() < (GetTime() - nMaxTipAge))
        return true;
    LogPrintf("Leaving InitialBlockDownload (latching to false)\n");
    m_cached_finished_ibd.store(true, std::memory_order_relaxed);
    return false;
}
static void AlertNotify(const std::string& strMessage)