diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index f712dda9ee..31cd959ea1 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -706,9 +706,7 @@ static void exit_player_with_rc(const char* how, int rc){
   free_osd_list();
 
 #ifdef USE_ASS
-if(ass_enabled) {
   ass_library_done(ass_library);
-}
 #endif
 
   current_module="exit_player";
@@ -3110,7 +3108,7 @@ if(!codecs_file || !parse_codec_cfg(codecs_file)){
   vo_init_osd();
 
 #ifdef USE_ASS
-if(1 || ass_enabled) {  // even if ass_enabled==0 now it can be used
+{
   char* path = get_path("fonts");
   ass_library = ass_library_init();
   ass_set_fonts_dir(ass_library, path);