diff --git a/drivers/net/acenic.c b/drivers/net/acenic.c
index dbecc6bf78519ce09088cad0e0b48d96200a8c07..b8953de5664a4cdf091374af819525518414a6cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/acenic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/acenic.c
@@ -871,10 +871,8 @@ static void ace_init_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (ap->info)
 		pci_free_consistent(ap->pdev, sizeof(struct ace_info),
 				    ap->info, ap->info_dma);
-	if (ap->skb)
-		kfree(ap->skb);
-	if (ap->trace_buf)
-		kfree(ap->trace_buf);
+	kfree(ap->skb);
+	kfree(ap->trace_buf);
 
 	if (dev->irq)
 		free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
index 78506911d6566d96efdadf6464b828ebd4d3d6cb..332e9953c55cdd4d80a50ba1fcfcaa0be6d52b45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
@@ -1606,8 +1606,7 @@ au1000_probe(u32 ioaddr, int irq, int port_num)
 	/* here we should have a valid dev plus aup-> register addresses
 	 * so we can reset the mac properly.*/
 	reset_mac(dev);
-	if (aup->mii)
-		kfree(aup->mii);
+	kfree(aup->mii);
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_RX_DMA; i++) {
 		if (aup->rx_db_inuse[i])
 			ReleaseDB(aup, aup->rx_db_inuse[i]);
@@ -1806,8 +1805,7 @@ static void __exit au1000_cleanup_module(void)
 		if (dev) {
 			aup = (struct au1000_private *) dev->priv;
 			unregister_netdev(dev);
-			if (aup->mii)
-				kfree(aup->mii);
+			kfree(aup->mii);
 			for (j = 0; j < NUM_RX_DMA; j++) {
 				if (aup->rx_db_inuse[j])
 					ReleaseDB(aup, aup->rx_db_inuse[j]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.c b/drivers/net/b44.c
index ab845076ff9fd0a606c568a2abbecce3da92a7d6..5485e3b1cd353c8ec76e72bec3923af6caec1de9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
@@ -1131,14 +1131,10 @@ static void b44_init_rings(struct b44 *bp)
  */
 static void b44_free_consistent(struct b44 *bp)
 {
-	if (bp->rx_buffers) {
-		kfree(bp->rx_buffers);
-		bp->rx_buffers = NULL;
-	}
-	if (bp->tx_buffers) {
-		kfree(bp->tx_buffers);
-		bp->tx_buffers = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(bp->rx_buffers);
+	bp->rx_buffers = NULL;
+	kfree(bp->tx_buffers);
+	bp->tx_buffers = NULL;
 	if (bp->rx_ring) {
 		if (bp->flags & B44_FLAG_RX_RING_HACK) {
 			dma_unmap_single(&bp->pdev->dev, bp->rx_ring_dma,
diff --git a/drivers/net/bmac.c b/drivers/net/bmac.c
index 60dba4a1ca5ce8d57081088c22d16eeb7a2ee8f6..73f2fcfc557f84297f68a698696fd5b7f92310e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bmac.c
@@ -1689,10 +1689,8 @@ static void __exit bmac_exit(void)
 {
 	macio_unregister_driver(&bmac_driver);
 
-	if (bmac_emergency_rxbuf != NULL) {
-		kfree(bmac_emergency_rxbuf);
-		bmac_emergency_rxbuf = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(bmac_emergency_rxbuf);
+	bmac_emergency_rxbuf = NULL;
 }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Randy Gobbel/Paul Mackerras");
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index 3a2ace01e444d082daaa31dc30de97c542d19054..11d25231822112b08fc478e64fea577b983a12e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -314,20 +314,16 @@ bnx2_free_mem(struct bnx2 *bp)
 				    bp->tx_desc_ring, bp->tx_desc_mapping);
 		bp->tx_desc_ring = NULL;
 	}
-	if (bp->tx_buf_ring) {
-		kfree(bp->tx_buf_ring);
-		bp->tx_buf_ring = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(bp->tx_buf_ring);
+	bp->tx_buf_ring = NULL;
 	if (bp->rx_desc_ring) {
 		pci_free_consistent(bp->pdev,
 				    sizeof(struct rx_bd) * RX_DESC_CNT,
 				    bp->rx_desc_ring, bp->rx_desc_mapping);
 		bp->rx_desc_ring = NULL;
 	}
-	if (bp->rx_buf_ring) {
-		kfree(bp->rx_buf_ring);
-		bp->rx_buf_ring = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(bp->rx_buf_ring);
+	bp->rx_buf_ring = NULL;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
index 6b9acc7f94a32e12770fc4a3946d0876c8a5af11..9c7feaeaa6a46b264473ced37a56e88402864089 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
@@ -965,11 +965,8 @@ e1000_free_desc_rings(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	if(rxdr->desc)
 		pci_free_consistent(pdev, rxdr->size, rxdr->desc, rxdr->dma);
 
-	if(txdr->buffer_info)
-		kfree(txdr->buffer_info);
-	if(rxdr->buffer_info)
-		kfree(rxdr->buffer_info);
-
+	kfree(txdr->buffer_info);
+	kfree(rxdr->buffer_info);
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index 85d6dc005be0f016aa2b64af184778de4641a37d..3e9accf137e717ac47fe209cfc3621e7bf32960c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -390,10 +390,8 @@ static void ax_changedmtu(struct mkiss *ax)
 		       "MTU change cancelled.\n",
 		       ax->dev->name);
 		dev->mtu = ax->mtu;
-		if (xbuff != NULL)
-			kfree(xbuff);
-		if (rbuff != NULL)
-			kfree(rbuff);
+		kfree(xbuff);
+		kfree(rbuff);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
index f5819527ec9d5d64b2c786a3f2bb535d4912b5f8..36da54ad2b7bd0c00e1d504bd94c9eabac67dcb2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -276,10 +276,8 @@ static void ibmveth_free_buffer_pool(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, struct ibm
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if(pool->free_map) {
-		kfree(pool->free_map);
-		pool->free_map  = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(pool->free_map);
+	pool->free_map = NULL;
 
 	if(pool->skbuff && pool->dma_addr) {
 		for(i = 0; i < pool->size; ++i) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.c b/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.c
index 0a08c539c051062ae0cb5e947f4fe38a79f062b2..0282771b1cbb3ca27d625c0b8b60dc8810672fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.c
@@ -1695,11 +1695,9 @@ toshoboe_open (struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_id *pdid)
 
 freebufs:
   for (i = 0; i < TX_SLOTS; ++i)
-    if (self->tx_bufs[i])
-      kfree (self->tx_bufs[i]);
+    kfree (self->tx_bufs[i]);
   for (i = 0; i < RX_SLOTS; ++i)
-    if (self->rx_bufs[i])
-      kfree (self->rx_bufs[i]);
+    kfree (self->rx_bufs[i]);
   kfree(self->ringbuf);
 
 freeregion:
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c b/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c
index 6c766fdc51a6970a9a7adf1f2a9f5640b5f3b4ad..c22c0517883c2b8566f3b4c1788cbab6b866feda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c
@@ -1168,10 +1168,8 @@ static inline void irda_usb_close(struct irda_usb_cb *self)
 	unregister_netdev(self->netdev);
 
 	/* Remove the speed buffer */
-	if (self->speed_buff != NULL) {
-		kfree(self->speed_buff);
-		self->speed_buff = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(self->speed_buff);
+	self->speed_buff = NULL;
 }
 
 /********************** USB CONFIG SUBROUTINES **********************/
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irport.c b/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
index 5971315f3fa0c919f835e67ee538d26aae0ccc52..3d016a498e1d928418c1bb02855e37e50cbba49d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ static int irport_close(struct irport_cb *self)
 		   __FUNCTION__, self->io.sir_base);
 	release_region(self->io.sir_base, self->io.sir_ext);
 
-	if (self->tx_buff.head)
-		kfree(self->tx_buff.head);
+	kfree(self->tx_buff.head);
 	
 	if (self->rx_buff.skb)
 		kfree_skb(self->rx_buff.skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c b/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
index efc5a8870565220e52e9797cb51259aba1a63217..df22b8b532e748286ff6a5e4d0e9bb0e2cc45e78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/sir_dev.c
@@ -490,8 +490,7 @@ static void sirdev_free_buffers(struct sir_dev *dev)
 {
 	if (dev->rx_buff.skb)
 		kfree_skb(dev->rx_buff.skb);
-	if (dev->tx_buff.head)
-		kfree(dev->tx_buff.head);
+	kfree(dev->tx_buff.head);
 	dev->rx_buff.head = dev->tx_buff.head = NULL;
 	dev->rx_buff.skb = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c b/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c
index 651c5a6578fd35cc8dd69a3e70ff3341c5366329..a9f49f058cfb0e2c9a1c625cfcfa9d482c03e14d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/vlsi_ir.c
@@ -473,8 +473,7 @@ static int vlsi_free_ring(struct vlsi_ring *r)
 		rd_set_addr_status(rd, 0, 0);
 		if (busaddr)
 			pci_unmap_single(r->pdev, busaddr, r->len, r->dir);
-		if (rd->buf)
-			kfree(rd->buf);
+		kfree(rd->buf);
 	}
 	kfree(r);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mace.c b/drivers/net/mace.c
index 81d0a26e4f41c00662f5984469b3fad209b96d67..09b1e7b364e5a94b3348cd7eb99d29fcf6b3d036 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mace.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mace.c
@@ -1035,10 +1035,8 @@ static void __exit mace_cleanup(void)
 {
 	macio_unregister_driver(&mace_driver);
 
-	if (dummy_buf) {
-		kfree(dummy_buf);
-		dummy_buf = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(dummy_buf);
+	dummy_buf = NULL;
 }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul Mackerras");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ni65.c b/drivers/net/ni65.c
index 925d1dfcc4dc1f3fcfaad88827e31581a0d06591..bb42ff2184848df705d61f6418f3471d05c2677f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ni65.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ni65.c
@@ -696,8 +696,7 @@ static void ni65_free_buffer(struct priv *p)
 		return;
 
 	for(i=0;i<TMDNUM;i++) {
-		if(p->tmdbounce[i])
-			kfree(p->tmdbounce[i]);
+		kfree(p->tmdbounce[i]);
 #ifdef XMT_VIA_SKB
 		if(p->tmd_skb[i])
 			dev_kfree_skb(p->tmd_skb[i]);
@@ -710,12 +709,10 @@ static void ni65_free_buffer(struct priv *p)
 		if(p->recv_skb[i])
 			dev_kfree_skb(p->recv_skb[i]);
 #else
-		if(p->recvbounce[i])
-			kfree(p->recvbounce[i]);
+		kfree(p->recvbounce[i]);
 #endif
 	}
-	if(p->self)
-		kfree(p->self);
+	kfree(p->self);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/rrunner.c b/drivers/net/rrunner.c
index ec1a18d189a129a816c2c194bb56e489b20245d6..19c2df9c86fe9bc6902dc306ae0ef691505e746f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/rrunner.c
+++ b/drivers/net/rrunner.c
@@ -1710,10 +1710,8 @@ static int rr_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 			error = -EFAULT;
 		}
 	wf_out:
-		if (oldimage)
-			kfree(oldimage);
-		if (image)
-			kfree(image);
+		kfree(oldimage);
+		kfree(image);
 		return error;
 		
 	case SIOCRRID:
diff --git a/drivers/net/s2io.c b/drivers/net/s2io.c
index d303d162974f9caedf905bd603c583a8b6c538b9..5ea897714a14b16fa169f4e4ffb9d12ba23b1190 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s2io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/s2io.c
@@ -705,8 +705,7 @@ static void free_shared_mem(struct s2io_nic *nic)
 			}
 			kfree(mac_control->rings[i].ba[j]);
 		}
-		if (mac_control->rings[i].ba)
-			kfree(mac_control->rings[i].ba);
+		kfree(mac_control->rings[i].ba);
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/saa9730.c b/drivers/net/saa9730.c
index fd0167077fbeacaa164b5aa8b71afa58c7ce7931..110e777f206e6199eaa3334b07aaf80cb85ef3ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/saa9730.c
+++ b/drivers/net/saa9730.c
@@ -997,10 +997,7 @@ static void __devexit saa9730_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
         if (dev) {
                 unregister_netdev(dev);
-
-		if (dev->priv)
-			kfree(dev->priv);
-
+		kfree(dev->priv);
                 free_netdev(dev);
                 pci_release_regions(pdev);
                 pci_disable_device(pdev);
@@ -1096,8 +1093,7 @@ static int lan_saa9730_init(struct net_device *dev, int ioaddr, int irq)
 	return 0;
 
  out:
-	if (dev->priv)
-		kfree(dev->priv);
+	kfree(dev->priv);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 551c9449322d9fd9379013173411cba9a367ea52..b547233ad9f726816f31e3d42b19b5477f8d9766 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -3918,10 +3918,8 @@ static void tg3_init_rings(struct tg3 *tp)
  */
 static void tg3_free_consistent(struct tg3 *tp)
 {
-	if (tp->rx_std_buffers) {
-		kfree(tp->rx_std_buffers);
-		tp->rx_std_buffers = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(tp->rx_std_buffers);
+	tp->rx_std_buffers = NULL;
 	if (tp->rx_std) {
 		pci_free_consistent(tp->pdev, TG3_RX_RING_BYTES,
 				    tp->rx_std, tp->rx_std_mapping);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c b/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
index 6b8eee8f7bfd1ddc611498812a59ac7eb8f1976b..d7fb3ffe06acbbf4f85f5b93b7a7c6db0f238b98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
@@ -2076,8 +2076,7 @@ static int __init de_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	return 0;
 
 err_out_iomap:
-	if (de->ee_data)
-		kfree(de->ee_data);
+	kfree(de->ee_data);
 	iounmap(regs);
 err_out_res:
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
@@ -2096,8 +2095,7 @@ static void __exit de_remove_one (struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (!dev)
 		BUG();
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
-	if (de->ee_data)
-		kfree(de->ee_data);
+	kfree(de->ee_data);
 	iounmap(de->regs);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
index 6266a9a7e6e3a36430b33039af682f3dbdd15607..125ed00e95a5b933445bfe79708702e43324d264 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -1727,8 +1727,7 @@ static int __devinit tulip_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			     tp->rx_ring, tp->rx_ring_dma);
 
 err_out_mtable:
-	if (tp->mtable)
-		kfree (tp->mtable);
+	kfree (tp->mtable);
 	pci_iounmap(pdev, ioaddr);
 
 err_out_free_res:
@@ -1806,8 +1805,7 @@ static void __devexit tulip_remove_one (struct pci_dev *pdev)
 			     sizeof (struct tulip_rx_desc) * RX_RING_SIZE +
 			     sizeof (struct tulip_tx_desc) * TX_RING_SIZE,
 			     tp->rx_ring, tp->rx_ring_dma);
-	if (tp->mtable)
-		kfree (tp->mtable);
+	kfree (tp->mtable);
 	pci_iounmap(pdev, tp->base_addr);
 	free_netdev (dev);
 	pci_release_regions (pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
index abc5cee6eedc28d87f8d75e13b1ccb1b7268b074..a368d08e7d1927fbcaa825b2efe639598b470598 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c
@@ -1212,10 +1212,8 @@ static void velocity_free_td_ring(struct velocity_info *vptr)
 			velocity_free_td_ring_entry(vptr, j, i);
 
 		}
-		if (vptr->td_infos[j]) {
-			kfree(vptr->td_infos[j]);
-			vptr->td_infos[j] = NULL;
-		}
+		kfree(vptr->td_infos[j]);
+		vptr->td_infos[j] = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index cb429e783749ab2e02f14af9e4cdcdae63c1e6b6..4c11699bad9123c7166e1bac73b54b7f8525cc41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -2381,14 +2381,10 @@ void stop_airo_card( struct net_device *dev, int freeres )
 			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
-	if (ai->flash)
-		kfree(ai->flash);
-	if (ai->rssi)
-		kfree(ai->rssi);
-	if (ai->APList)
-		kfree(ai->APList);
-	if (ai->SSID)
-		kfree(ai->SSID);
+	kfree(ai->flash);
+	kfree(ai->rssi);
+	kfree(ai->APList);
+	kfree(ai->SSID);
 	if (freeres) {
 		/* PCMCIA frees this stuff, so only for PCI and ISA */
 	        release_region( dev->base_addr, 64 );
@@ -3626,10 +3622,8 @@ static u16 setup_card(struct airo_info *ai, u8 *mac, int lock)
 	int rc;
 
 	memset( &mySsid, 0, sizeof( mySsid ) );
-	if (ai->flash) {
-		kfree (ai->flash);
-		ai->flash = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree (ai->flash);
+	ai->flash = NULL;
 
 	/* The NOP is the first step in getting the card going */
 	cmd.cmd = NOP;
@@ -3666,14 +3660,10 @@ static u16 setup_card(struct airo_info *ai, u8 *mac, int lock)
 		tdsRssiRid rssi_rid;
 		CapabilityRid cap_rid;
 
-		if (ai->APList) {
-			kfree(ai->APList);
-			ai->APList = NULL;
-		}
-		if (ai->SSID) {
-			kfree(ai->SSID);
-			ai->SSID = NULL;
-		}
+		kfree(ai->APList);
+		ai->APList = NULL;
+		kfree(ai->SSID);
+		ai->SSID = NULL;
 		// general configuration (read/modify/write)
 		status = readConfigRid(ai, lock);
 		if ( status != SUCCESS ) return ERROR;
@@ -3687,10 +3677,8 @@ static u16 setup_card(struct airo_info *ai, u8 *mac, int lock)
 				memcpy(ai->rssi, (u8*)&rssi_rid + 2, 512); /* Skip RID length member */
 		}
 		else {
-			if (ai->rssi) {
-				kfree(ai->rssi);
-				ai->rssi = NULL;
-			}
+			kfree(ai->rssi);
+			ai->rssi = NULL;
 			if (cap_rid.softCap & 8)
 				ai->config.rmode |= RXMODE_NORMALIZED_RSSI;
 			else
@@ -5369,11 +5357,13 @@ static int proc_BSSList_open( struct inode *inode, struct file *file ) {
 
 static int proc_close( struct inode *inode, struct file *file )
 {
-	struct proc_data *data = (struct proc_data *)file->private_data;
-	if ( data->on_close != NULL ) data->on_close( inode, file );
-	if ( data->rbuffer ) kfree( data->rbuffer );
-	if ( data->wbuffer ) kfree( data->wbuffer );
-	kfree( data );
+	struct proc_data *data = file->private_data;
+
+	if (data->on_close != NULL)
+		data->on_close(inode, file);
+	kfree(data->rbuffer);
+	kfree(data->wbuffer);
+	kfree(data);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c
index bf25584d68d3d7f9fd00dc5e64b58d77c72e10bb..784de9109113bac53a86d879bb28e245451bc755 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c
@@ -258,9 +258,7 @@ static void airo_detach(dev_link_t *link)
 	
 	/* Unlink device structure, free pieces */
 	*linkp = link->next;
-	if (link->priv) {
-		kfree(link->priv);
-	}
+	kfree(link->priv);
 	kfree(link);
 	
 } /* airo_detach */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/atmel.c b/drivers/net/wireless/atmel.c
index d57011028b7279ef576191c006fd392027c16802..1fbe027d26b6266768654b300b3ed0f962d8787a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/atmel.c
@@ -1653,8 +1653,7 @@ void stop_atmel_card(struct net_device *dev, int freeres)
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
 	remove_proc_entry("driver/atmel", NULL);
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
-	if (priv->firmware)
-		kfree(priv->firmware);
+	kfree(priv->firmware);
 	if (freeres) {
 		/* PCMCIA frees this stuff, so only for PCI */
 	        release_region(dev->base_addr, 64);
@@ -2450,8 +2449,7 @@ static int atmel_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (priv->firmware)
-			kfree(priv->firmware);
+		kfree(priv->firmware);
 		
 		priv->firmware = new_firmware;
 		priv->firmware_length = com.len;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/atmel_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/atmel_cs.c
index ff031a3985b32310a82f72bccdd6bcf97776572c..195cb36619e859ea2475ee3032adc78d9826e9ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/atmel_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/atmel_cs.c
@@ -259,8 +259,7 @@ static void atmel_detach(dev_link_t *link)
 
 	/* Unlink device structure, free pieces */
 	*linkp = link->next;
-	if (link->priv)
-		kfree(link->priv);
+	kfree(link->priv);
 	kfree(link);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c
index 53f5246c40aa3bb7bc00eaf80e015a54a7718ec4..2617d70bcda945814a96fbdf7fde59f79930cdb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c
@@ -552,7 +552,6 @@ static int prism2_ioctl_giwaplist(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	kfree(addr);
 	kfree(qual);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3081,9 +3080,7 @@ static int prism2_ioctl_priv_download(local_info_t *local, struct iw_point *p)
 	ret = local->func->download(local, param);
 
  out:
-	if (param != NULL)
-		kfree(param);
-
+	kfree(param);
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif /* PRISM2_DOWNLOAD_SUPPORT */
@@ -3890,9 +3887,7 @@ static int prism2_ioctl_priv_hostapd(local_info_t *local, struct iw_point *p)
 	}
 
  out:
-	if (param != NULL)
-		kfree(param);
-
+	kfree(param);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_dev.c
index 6c9584a9f284dc1b357af18804d6856b47260156..78bdb359835ef5945ae964882c04a95d3731e371 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_dev.c
@@ -754,8 +754,7 @@ islpci_free_memory(islpci_private *priv)
 			pci_unmap_single(priv->pdev, buf->pci_addr,
 					 buf->size, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 		buf->pci_addr = 0;
-		if (buf->mem)
-			kfree(buf->mem);
+		kfree(buf->mem);
 		buf->size = 0;
 		buf->mem = NULL;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c
index 12123e24b11332d6514fcee22c98975620a790b8..eea2f04c8c6d4149b7a85b50f5f5390358eb8d66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/oid_mgt.c
@@ -268,11 +268,10 @@ mgt_clean(islpci_private *priv)
 
 	if (!priv->mib)
 		return;
-	for (i = 0; i < OID_NUM_LAST; i++)
-		if (priv->mib[i]) {
-			kfree(priv->mib[i]);
-			priv->mib[i] = NULL;
-		}
+	for (i = 0; i < OID_NUM_LAST; i++) {
+		kfree(priv->mib[i]);
+		priv->mib[i] = NULL;
+	}
 	kfree(priv->mib);
 	priv->mib = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
index 7bc7fc823128001f90a01e1c2246a589b7da7ce0..d25264ba0c0e12000780a223c426002dd49d0ea6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
@@ -860,12 +860,9 @@ static int allocate_buffers(struct strip *strip_info, int mtu)
 		strip_info->mtu = dev->mtu = mtu;
 		return (1);
 	}
-	if (r)
-		kfree(r);
-	if (s)
-		kfree(s);
-	if (t)
-		kfree(t);
+	kfree(r);
+	kfree(s);
+	kfree(t);
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -922,13 +919,9 @@ static int strip_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: strip MTU changed fom %d to %d.\n",
 	       strip_info->dev->name, old_mtu, strip_info->mtu);
 
-	if (orbuff)
-		kfree(orbuff);
-	if (osbuff)
-		kfree(osbuff);
-	if (otbuff)
-		kfree(otbuff);
-
+	kfree(orbuff);
+	kfree(osbuff);
+	kfree(otbuff);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2498,18 +2491,13 @@ static int strip_close_low(struct net_device *dev)
 	/*
 	 * Free all STRIP frame buffers.
 	 */
-	if (strip_info->rx_buff) {
-		kfree(strip_info->rx_buff);
-		strip_info->rx_buff = NULL;
-	}
-	if (strip_info->sx_buff) {
-		kfree(strip_info->sx_buff);
-		strip_info->sx_buff = NULL;
-	}
-	if (strip_info->tx_buff) {
-		kfree(strip_info->tx_buff);
-		strip_info->tx_buff = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(strip_info->rx_buff);
+	strip_info->rx_buff = NULL;
+	kfree(strip_info->sx_buff);
+	strip_info->sx_buff = NULL;
+	kfree(strip_info->tx_buff);
+	strip_info->tx_buff = NULL;
+
 	del_timer(&strip_info->idle_timer);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index 30bb4a893237ff8926a0c3f0cb79591ba96a072a..2250a18b0cbb5fe2cb88a51dd5c2f0ca3af70cd2 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ typedef struct ax25_cb {
 static __inline__ void ax25_cb_put(ax25_cb *ax25)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ax25->refcount)) {
-		if (ax25->digipeat)
-			kfree(ax25->digipeat);
+		kfree(ax25->digipeat);
 		kfree(ax25);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/net/netrom.h b/include/net/netrom.h
index a6bf6e0f606aed23ac8a8b4a2583bc5d7d6a8d19..a5ee53bce62fc1fe546f2331f56190e960178016 100644
--- a/include/net/netrom.h
+++ b/include/net/netrom.h
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ static __inline__ void nr_node_put(struct nr_node *nr_node)
 static __inline__ void nr_neigh_put(struct nr_neigh *nr_neigh)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&nr_neigh->refcount)) {
-		if (nr_neigh->digipeat != NULL)
-			kfree(nr_neigh->digipeat);
+		kfree(nr_neigh->digipeat);
 		kfree(nr_neigh);
 	}
 }