diff --git a/samples/iotest.cpp b/samples/iotest.cpp
index 402a620a..bf50b3da 100644
--- a/samples/iotest.cpp
+++ b/samples/iotest.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* const argv[])
                     output.putb(io->getb()) ;
                 }
             }
-            if ( bytes ) delete [] bytes;
+            delete[] bytes;
             output.close();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/basicio.cpp b/src/basicio.cpp
index b448480e..7447cef7 100644
--- a/src/basicio.cpp
+++ b/src/basicio.cpp
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ namespace Exiv2 {
     }
 
     RemoteIo::Impl::~Impl() {
-        if (blocksMap_) delete[] blocksMap_;
+        delete[] blocksMap_;
     }
 
     RemoteIo::~RemoteIo()