diff --git a/lib/rbtree.c b/lib/rbtree.c
index 9956b99649f..f653659e0bc 100644
--- a/lib/rbtree.c
+++ b/lib/rbtree.c
@@ -163,17 +163,14 @@ static void __rb_erase_color(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_node *parent,
 			{
 				if (!other->rb_right || rb_is_black(other->rb_right))
 				{
-					struct rb_node *o_left;
-					if ((o_left = other->rb_left))
-						rb_set_black(o_left);
+					rb_set_black(other->rb_left);
 					rb_set_red(other);
 					__rb_rotate_right(other, root);
 					other = parent->rb_right;
 				}
 				rb_set_color(other, rb_color(parent));
 				rb_set_black(parent);
-				if (other->rb_right)
-					rb_set_black(other->rb_right);
+				rb_set_black(other->rb_right);
 				__rb_rotate_left(parent, root);
 				node = root->rb_node;
 				break;
@@ -200,17 +197,14 @@ static void __rb_erase_color(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_node *parent,
 			{
 				if (!other->rb_left || rb_is_black(other->rb_left))
 				{
-					register struct rb_node *o_right;
-					if ((o_right = other->rb_right))
-						rb_set_black(o_right);
+					rb_set_black(other->rb_right);
 					rb_set_red(other);
 					__rb_rotate_left(other, root);
 					other = parent->rb_left;
 				}
 				rb_set_color(other, rb_color(parent));
 				rb_set_black(parent);
-				if (other->rb_left)
-					rb_set_black(other->rb_left);
+				rb_set_black(other->rb_left);
 				__rb_rotate_right(parent, root);
 				node = root->rb_node;
 				break;