diff --git a/lib/cf-h2-proxy.c b/lib/cf-h2-proxy.c
index d95716eaff..4275e1ef5a 100644
--- a/lib/cf-h2-proxy.c
+++ b/lib/cf-h2-proxy.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static int proxy_h2_on_frame_send(nghttp2_session *session,
 
   (void)session;
   DEBUGASSERT(data);
-  if(data && Curl_trc_cf_is_verbose(cf, data)) {
+  if(Curl_trc_cf_is_verbose(cf, data)) {
     char buffer[256];
     int len;
     len = Curl_nghttp2_fr_print(frame, buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1);
diff --git a/lib/http2.c b/lib/http2.c
index 1381041c56..b01f6d5003 100644
--- a/lib/http2.c
+++ b/lib/http2.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static int on_frame_send(nghttp2_session *session, const nghttp2_frame *frame,
 
   (void)session;
   DEBUGASSERT(data);
-  if(data && Curl_trc_cf_is_verbose(cf, data)) {
+  if(Curl_trc_cf_is_verbose(cf, data)) {
     char buffer[256];
     int len;
     len = Curl_nghttp2_fr_print(frame, buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1);
diff --git a/lib/multi.c b/lib/multi.c
index f4add035d1..cdfe925cb8 100644
--- a/lib/multi.c
+++ b/lib/multi.c
@@ -3380,7 +3380,7 @@ static void multi_timeout(struct Curl_multi *multi,
   }
 
 #ifdef CURLVERBOSE
-  if(data && CURL_TRC_TIMER_is_verbose(data)) {
+  if(CURL_TRC_TIMER_is_verbose(data)) {
     struct Curl_llist_node *e = Curl_llist_head(&data->state.timeoutlist);
     if(e) {
       struct time_node *n = Curl_node_elem(e);
@@ -3954,7 +3954,7 @@ struct Curl_easy *Curl_multi_get_easy(struct Curl_multi *multi,
                                       uint32_t mid)
 {
   struct Curl_easy *data = Curl_uint32_tbl_get(&multi->xfers, mid);
-  if(data && GOOD_EASY_HANDLE(data))
+  if(GOOD_EASY_HANDLE(data))
     return data;
   CURL_TRC_M(multi->admin, "invalid easy handle in xfer table for mid=%u",
              mid);
diff --git a/lib/vtls/vtls_scache.c b/lib/vtls/vtls_scache.c
index f937a1db9f..b5a2b5d844 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/vtls_scache.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/vtls_scache.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_ssl_scache_create(size_t max_peers,
 
 void Curl_ssl_scache_destroy(struct Curl_ssl_scache *scache)
 {
-  if(scache && GOOD_SCACHE(scache)) {
+  if(GOOD_SCACHE(scache)) {
     size_t i;
     scache->magic = 0;
     for(i = 0; i < scache->peer_count; ++i) {