diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index bf91c0b..318ebf2 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -2168,11 +2168,7 @@
 		}
 
 		for (exp = p->req_exp; exp != NULL; ) {
-			if (exp->preg) {
-				regex_free(exp->preg);
-				free(exp->preg);
-			}
-
+			regex_free(exp->preg);
 			free((char *)exp->replace);
 			expb = exp;
 			exp = exp->next;
@@ -2180,11 +2176,7 @@
 		}
 
 		for (exp = p->rsp_exp; exp != NULL; ) {
-			if (exp->preg) {
-				regex_free(exp->preg);
-				free(exp->preg);
-			}
-
+			regex_free(exp->preg);
 			free((char *)exp->replace);
 			expb = exp;
 			exp = exp->next;