diff --git a/crypto/cipher.c b/crypto/cipher.c
index f434ce7c2d0..69264497b48 100644
--- a/crypto/cipher.c
+++ b/crypto/cipher.c
@@ -336,6 +336,5 @@ out:
 
 void crypto_exit_cipher_ops(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 {
-	if (tfm->crt_cipher.cit_iv)
-		kfree(tfm->crt_cipher.cit_iv);
+	kfree(tfm->crt_cipher.cit_iv);
 }
diff --git a/crypto/hmac.c b/crypto/hmac.c
index 847df9263e1..da0456b3710 100644
--- a/crypto/hmac.c
+++ b/crypto/hmac.c
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ int crypto_alloc_hmac_block(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 
 void crypto_free_hmac_block(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 {
-	if (tfm->crt_digest.dit_hmac_block)
-		kfree(tfm->crt_digest.dit_hmac_block);
+	kfree(tfm->crt_digest.dit_hmac_block);
 }
 
 void crypto_hmac_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, u8 *key, unsigned int *keylen)