diff --git a/src/payload.c b/src/payload.c
index 3a2dc15..9d7774c 100644
--- a/src/payload.c
+++ b/src/payload.c
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
 {
 	struct channel *chn;
 
-	if (!s)
-		return 0;
-
 	chn = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_RES) ? &s->res : &s->req;
 	if (!chn->buf)
 		return 0;
@@ -71,9 +68,6 @@
 	struct channel *chn;
 	const unsigned char *data;
 
-	if (!s)
-		goto not_ssl_hello;
-
 	chn = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_RES) ? &s->res : &s->req;
 	if (!chn->buf)
 		goto not_ssl_hello;
@@ -140,7 +134,7 @@
 	int version, bleft, msg_len;
 	const unsigned char *data;
 
-	if (!s || !s->req.buf)
+	if (!s->req.buf)
 		return 0;
 
 	msg_len = 0;
@@ -277,9 +271,6 @@
 	struct channel *chn;
 	unsigned char *data;
 
-	if (!s)
-		goto not_ssl_hello;
-
 	chn = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_RES) ? &s->res : &s->req;
 	if (!chn->buf)
 		goto not_ssl_hello;
@@ -415,7 +406,7 @@
 	int bleft;
 	const unsigned char *data;
 
-	if (!s || !s->req.buf)
+	if (!s->req.buf)
 		return 0;
 
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_CONST;
@@ -542,9 +533,6 @@
 	/* by default buf offset == len offset + len size */
 	/* buf offset could be absolute or relative to len offset + len size if prefixed by + or - */
 
-	if (!s)
-		return 0;
-
 	chn = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_RES) ? &s->res : &s->req;
 	if (!chn->buf)
 		return 0;
@@ -592,9 +580,6 @@
 	unsigned int buf_size = arg_p[1].data.uint;
 	struct channel *chn;
 
-	if (!s)
-		return 0;
-
 	chn = ((opt & SMP_OPT_DIR) == SMP_OPT_DIR_RES) ? &s->res : &s->req;
 	if (!chn->buf)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 3e87470..f514928 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -10671,9 +10671,6 @@
 smp_fetch_http_first_req(struct proxy *px, struct stream *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
                          const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, void *private)
 {
-	if (!s)
-		return 0;
-
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
 	smp->data.uint = !(s->txn.flags & TX_NOT_FIRST);
 	return 1;
diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index 39d759e..e06e96d 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -3090,9 +3090,6 @@
 	struct connection *conn;
 	struct session *sess = l4->sess;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3124,9 +3121,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3173,9 +3167,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3223,9 +3214,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3271,9 +3259,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3320,9 +3305,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3383,9 +3365,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3432,9 +3411,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3489,9 +3465,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3525,9 +3498,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3567,9 +3537,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3620,9 +3587,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3706,9 +3670,6 @@
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3738,9 +3699,6 @@
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3766,9 +3724,6 @@
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3793,9 +3748,6 @@
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_CONST;
 	smp->type = SMP_T_STR;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3822,9 +3774,6 @@
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_CONST;
 	smp->type = SMP_T_STR;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3853,9 +3802,6 @@
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3887,9 +3833,6 @@
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_CONST;
 	smp->type = SMP_T_BIN;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3919,9 +3862,6 @@
 	smp->flags = SMP_F_CONST;
 	smp->type = SMP_T_STR;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3949,9 +3889,6 @@
 
 	smp->flags = 0;
 
-	if (!l4)
-	        return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(l4->si[back_conn].end);
 	if (!conn || !conn->xprt_ctx || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -3988,9 +3925,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -4015,9 +3949,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -4042,9 +3973,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;
@@ -4069,9 +3997,6 @@
 	struct session *sess = strm_sess(l4);
 	struct connection *conn;
 
-	if (!l4)
-		return 0;
-
 	conn = objt_conn(sess->origin);
 	if (!conn || conn->xprt != &ssl_sock)
 		return 0;