diff --git a/libcacard/cac.c b/libcacard/cac.c
index 0a0163d3eb2f50e81b28891a2c2565fbcdc194f2..ae8c3784b98f1d3701be1c99a2125129bae0419b 100644
--- a/libcacard/cac.c
+++ b/libcacard/cac.c
@@ -100,10 +100,8 @@ cac_applet_pki_reset(VCard *card, int channel)
     pki_applet = &(applet_private->u.pki_data);
 
     pki_applet->cert_buffer = NULL;
-    if (pki_applet->sign_buffer) {
-        g_free(pki_applet->sign_buffer);
-        pki_applet->sign_buffer = NULL;
-    }
+    g_free(pki_applet->sign_buffer);
+    pki_applet->sign_buffer = NULL;
     pki_applet->cert_buffer_len = 0;
     pki_applet->sign_buffer_len = 0;
     return VCARD_DONE;
@@ -285,12 +283,8 @@ cac_delete_pki_applet_private(VCardAppletPrivate *applet_private)
         return;
     }
     pki_applet_data = &(applet_private->u.pki_data);
-    if (pki_applet_data->cert != NULL) {
-        g_free(pki_applet_data->cert);
-    }
-    if (pki_applet_data->sign_buffer != NULL) {
-        g_free(pki_applet_data->sign_buffer);
-    }
+    g_free(pki_applet_data->cert);
+    g_free(pki_applet_data->sign_buffer);
     if (pki_applet_data->key != NULL) {
         vcard_emul_delete_key(pki_applet_data->key);
     }
diff --git a/libcacard/card_7816.c b/libcacard/card_7816.c
index a54f8803909ad5d8191f57282bf1dd87aa8b1eb6..814fa1662ffa571219f6b09b4cd140d6d5f708be 100644
--- a/libcacard/card_7816.c
+++ b/libcacard/card_7816.c
@@ -172,16 +172,12 @@ vcard_response_delete(VCardResponse *response)
     switch (response->b_type) {
     case VCARD_MALLOC:
         /* everything was malloc'ed */
-        if (response->b_data) {
-            g_free(response->b_data);
-        }
+        g_free(response->b_data);
         g_free(response);
         break;
     case VCARD_MALLOC_DATA:
         /* only the data buffer was malloc'ed */
-        if (response->b_data) {
-            g_free(response->b_data);
-        }
+        g_free(response->b_data);
         break;
     case VCARD_MALLOC_STRUCT:
         /* only the structure was malloc'ed */
@@ -358,9 +354,7 @@ vcard_apdu_delete(VCardAPDU *apdu)
     if (apdu == NULL) {
         return;
     }
-    if (apdu->a_data) {
-        g_free(apdu->a_data);
-    }
+    g_free(apdu->a_data);
     g_free(apdu);
 }
 
diff --git a/libcacard/vcard.c b/libcacard/vcard.c
index 6aaf085ecc361b7334621653da5659abb2027208..bf342aaf6d9a19d6e30d911ba40a0d7d5a3a3f98 100644
--- a/libcacard/vcard.c
+++ b/libcacard/vcard.c
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ vcard_buffer_response_delete(VCardBufferResponse *buffer_response)
     if (buffer_response == NULL) {
         return;
     }
-    if (buffer_response->buffer) {
-        g_free(buffer_response->buffer);
-    }
+    g_free(buffer_response->buffer);
     g_free(buffer_response);
 }
 
@@ -121,10 +119,8 @@ vcard_delete_applet(VCardApplet *applet)
         applet->applet_private_free(applet->applet_private);
         applet->applet_private = NULL;
     }
-    if (applet->aid) {
-        g_free(applet->aid);
-        applet->aid = NULL;
-    }
+    g_free(applet->aid);
+    applet->aid = NULL;
     g_free(applet);
 }
 
diff --git a/libcacard/vcard_emul_nss.c b/libcacard/vcard_emul_nss.c
index cefc38333f40dab0a9314b439ed71e9e5471f529..f1bba57c2ff8045e6807fb939e4b1efb29a5e34c 100644
--- a/libcacard/vcard_emul_nss.c
+++ b/libcacard/vcard_emul_nss.c
@@ -471,9 +471,7 @@ vreader_emul_delete(VReaderEmul *vreader_emul)
     if (vreader_emul->slot) {
         PK11_FreeSlot(vreader_emul->slot);
     }
-    if (vreader_emul->type_params) {
-        g_free(vreader_emul->type_params);
-    }
+    g_free(vreader_emul->type_params);
     g_free(vreader_emul);
 }
 
diff --git a/libcacard/vreader.c b/libcacard/vreader.c
index d2a9b7df41bde87edcec852ac6ba9295d2eb1da1..ffa05b6ca52f839f20741c12d542e4e5f81f4db4 100644
--- a/libcacard/vreader.c
+++ b/libcacard/vreader.c
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ vreader_free(VReader *reader)
     if (reader->card) {
         vcard_free(reader->card);
     }
-    if (reader->name) {
-        g_free(reader->name);
-    }
+    g_free(reader->name);
     if (reader->reader_private_free) {
         reader->reader_private_free(reader->reader_private);
     }