diff --git a/crypto/dh/dh_meth.c b/crypto/dh/dh_meth.c
index afd47aba8a6986f6bcdc686fc7a3e4e88c2db036..45753b6164bddc836e11cab612bb61d22bd2ee19 100644
--- a/crypto/dh/dh_meth.c
+++ b/crypto/dh/dh_meth.c
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ DH_METHOD *DH_meth_new(const char *name, int flags)
 void DH_meth_free(DH_METHOD *dhm)
 {
     if (dhm != NULL) {
-        if (dhm->name != NULL)
-            OPENSSL_free(dhm->name);
+        OPENSSL_free(dhm->name);
         OPENSSL_free(dhm);
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/dsa/dsa_meth.c b/crypto/dsa/dsa_meth.c
index 5ce93396cf439c637ccd77c5afece46553834139..1d27ceae1ce11ee0735cb3687f9863f2296cdb59 100644
--- a/crypto/dsa/dsa_meth.c
+++ b/crypto/dsa/dsa_meth.c
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ DSA_METHOD *DSA_meth_new(const char *name, int flags)
 void DSA_meth_free(DSA_METHOD *dsam)
 {
     if (dsam != NULL) {
-        if (dsam->name != NULL)
-            OPENSSL_free(dsam->name);
+        OPENSSL_free(dsam->name);
         OPENSSL_free(dsam);
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/rsa/rsa_meth.c b/crypto/rsa/rsa_meth.c
index bce5ee8ba98480591b4336fdd9e013115a81e403..ef0dc9751f240758ee80b6bc99f302dde14521d8 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa/rsa_meth.c
+++ b/crypto/rsa/rsa_meth.c
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ RSA_METHOD *RSA_meth_new(const char *name, int flags)
 void RSA_meth_free(RSA_METHOD *meth)
 {
     if (meth != NULL) {
-        if (meth->name != NULL)
-            OPENSSL_free(meth->name);
+        OPENSSL_free(meth->name);
         OPENSSL_free(meth);
     }
 }