diff --git a/src/unix/dl.c b/src/unix/dl.c
index 7c6d41c9..fc1c052b 100644
--- a/src/unix/dl.c
+++ b/src/unix/dl.c
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ int uv_dlopen(const char* filename, uv_lib_t* lib) {
 
 
 void uv_dlclose(uv_lib_t* lib) {
-  if (lib->errmsg) {
-    uv__free(lib->errmsg);
-    lib->errmsg = NULL;
-  }
+  uv__free(lib->errmsg);
+  lib->errmsg = NULL;
 
   if (lib->handle) {
     /* Ignore errors. No good way to signal them without leaking memory. */
@@ -67,8 +65,7 @@ const char* uv_dlerror(const uv_lib_t* lib) {
 static int uv__dlerror(uv_lib_t* lib) {
   const char* errmsg;
 
-  if (lib->errmsg)
-    uv__free(lib->errmsg);
+  uv__free(lib->errmsg);
 
   errmsg = dlerror();
 
diff --git a/src/unix/freebsd.c b/src/unix/freebsd.c
index ddfd0f28..b747abdf 100644
--- a/src/unix/freebsd.c
+++ b/src/unix/freebsd.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ char** uv_setup_args(int argc, char** argv) {
 int uv_set_process_title(const char* title) {
   int oid[4];
 
-  if (process_title) uv__free(process_title);
+  uv__free(process_title);
   process_title = uv__strdup(title);
 
   oid[0] = CTL_KERN;
diff --git a/src/unix/openbsd.c b/src/unix/openbsd.c
index e6ca7a8b..6a3909a6 100644
--- a/src/unix/openbsd.c
+++ b/src/unix/openbsd.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ char** uv_setup_args(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 
 int uv_set_process_title(const char* title) {
-  if (process_title) uv__free(process_title);
+  uv__free(process_title);
   process_title = uv__strdup(title);
   setproctitle(title);
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/win/getaddrinfo.c b/src/win/getaddrinfo.c
index 3d23660e..ceed3b76 100644
--- a/src/win/getaddrinfo.c
+++ b/src/win/getaddrinfo.c
@@ -109,10 +109,8 @@ static void uv__getaddrinfo_done(struct uv__work* w, int status) {
   req = container_of(w, uv_getaddrinfo_t, work_req);
 
   /* release input parameter memory */
-  if (req->alloc != NULL) {
-    uv__free(req->alloc);
-    req->alloc = NULL;
-  }
+  uv__free(req->alloc);
+  req->alloc = NULL;
 
   if (status == UV_ECANCELED) {
     assert(req->retcode == 0);
@@ -219,9 +217,7 @@ void uv_freeaddrinfo(struct addrinfo* ai) {
   char* alloc_ptr = (char*)ai;
 
   /* release copied result memory */
-  if (alloc_ptr != NULL) {
-    uv__free(alloc_ptr);
-  }
+  uv__free(alloc_ptr);
 }
 
 
@@ -354,8 +350,9 @@ int uv_getaddrinfo(uv_loop_t* loop,
   }
 
 error:
-  if (req != NULL && req->alloc != NULL) {
+  if (req != NULL) {
     uv__free(req->alloc);
+    req->alloc = NULL;
   }
   return uv_translate_sys_error(err);
 }