diff --git a/pypdf/filters.py b/pypdf/filters.py
index f460694b4..6db2b968a 100644
--- a/pypdf/filters.py
+++ b/pypdf/filters.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def decode(
             char = data[index : index + 1]
             if char == b">":
                 break
-            elif char.isspace():
+            if char.isspace():
                 index += 1
                 continue
             hex_pair += char