diff --git a/libavformat/rtpdec_h263_rfc2190.c b/libavformat/rtpdec_h263_rfc2190.c
index c9b27a871a..1800a261ed 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtpdec_h263_rfc2190.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtpdec_h263_rfc2190.c
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ struct PayloadContext {
 
 static void h263_free_context(PayloadContext *data)
 {
-    if (!data)
-        return;
     if (data->buf) {
         uint8_t *p;
         avio_close_dyn_buf(data->buf, &p);
diff --git a/libavformat/rtpdec_latm.c b/libavformat/rtpdec_latm.c
index 9bc203410f..8527bff6f8 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtpdec_latm.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtpdec_latm.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ struct PayloadContext {
 
 static void latm_free_context(PayloadContext *data)
 {
-    if (!data)
-        return;
     if (data->dyn_buf) {
         uint8_t *p;
         avio_close_dyn_buf(data->dyn_buf, &p);