diff --git a/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py b/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py
index b4950f515..e40228511 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/dataprovider.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class DataProvider:
             return self._exchange.trades(
                 (pair, timeframe or self._config["timeframe"], _candle_type), copy=copy
             )
-        elif self.runmode in (RunMode.BACKTEST, RunMode.HYPEROPT):
+        else:
             data_handler = get_datahandler(
                 self._config["datadir"], data_format=self._config["dataformat_trades"]
             )
@@ -529,9 +529,6 @@ class DataProvider:
             )
             return trades_df
 
-        else:
-            return DataFrame()
-
     def market(self, pair: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Return market data for the pair