diff --git a/src/dns.c b/src/dns.c
index a48eadd62..b103c8602 100644
--- a/src/dns.c
+++ b/src/dns.c
@@ -777,10 +777,8 @@ void dns_queries_flush(struct dns_session *ds)
 
 void dns_session_free(struct dns_session *ds)
 {
-	if (ds->rx_msg.area)
-		pool_free(dns_msg_buf, ds->rx_msg.area);
-	if (ds->tx_ring_area)
-		pool_free(dns_msg_buf, ds->tx_ring_area);
+	pool_free(dns_msg_buf, ds->rx_msg.area);
+	pool_free(dns_msg_buf, ds->tx_ring_area);
 	if (ds->task_exp)
 		task_destroy(ds->task_exp);
 
@@ -1084,10 +1082,8 @@ struct dns_session *dns_session_new(struct dns_stream_server *dss)
 error:
 	if (ds->task_exp)
 		task_destroy(ds->task_exp);
-	if (ds->rx_msg.area)
-		pool_free(dns_msg_buf, ds->rx_msg.area);
-	if (ds->tx_ring_area)
-		pool_free(dns_msg_buf, ds->tx_ring_area);
+	pool_free(dns_msg_buf, ds->rx_msg.area);
+	pool_free(dns_msg_buf, ds->tx_ring_area);
 
 	pool_free(dns_session_pool, ds);
 
diff --git a/src/event_hdl.c b/src/event_hdl.c
index 563774108..e2f01241e 100644
--- a/src/event_hdl.c
+++ b/src/event_hdl.c
@@ -569,8 +569,7 @@ struct event_hdl_sub *event_hdl_subscribe_ptr(event_hdl_sub_list *sub_list,
 	if (new_sub) {
 		if (hdl.async == EVENT_HDL_ASYNC_MODE_NORMAL) {
 			tasklet_free(new_sub->hdl.async_task);
-			if (task_ctx)
-				pool_free(pool_head_sub_taskctx, task_ctx);
+			pool_free(pool_head_sub_taskctx, task_ctx);
 		}
 		if (hdl.async)
 			pool_free(pool_head_sub_event, new_sub->async_end);
diff --git a/src/quic_sock.c b/src/quic_sock.c
index 196ad386d..d96118c3d 100644
--- a/src/quic_sock.c
+++ b/src/quic_sock.c
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ static struct quic_dgram *quic_rxbuf_purge_dgrams(struct quic_receiver_buf *buf)
 		b_del(&buf->buf, cur->len);
 
 		/* Free last found unused datagram. */
-		if (prev)
-			pool_free(pool_head_quic_dgram, prev);
+		pool_free(pool_head_quic_dgram, prev);
 		prev = cur;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/resolvers.c b/src/resolvers.c
index 692099554..a3f328d7a 100644
--- a/src/resolvers.c
+++ b/src/resolvers.c
@@ -1466,8 +1466,7 @@ static int resolv_validate_dns_response(unsigned char *resp, unsigned char *bufe
 				    tmp_record->ar_item == NULL &&
 				    memcmp(tmp_record->data.target, answer_record->name, tmp_record->data_len) == 0) {
 					/* Always use the received additional record to refresh info */
-					if (tmp_record->ar_item)
-						pool_free(resolv_answer_item_pool, tmp_record->ar_item);
+					pool_free(resolv_answer_item_pool, tmp_record->ar_item);
 					tmp_record->ar_item = answer_record;
 					answer_record = NULL;
 					break;