diff --git a/authfile.c b/authfile.c
index 9cd490ca3..d67042411 100644
--- a/authfile.c
+++ b/authfile.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: authfile.c,v 1.119 2015/12/11 02:31:47 mmcc Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: authfile.c,v 1.120 2015/12/11 04:21:11 mmcc Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000, 2013 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ sshkey_load_private_type_fd(int fd, int type, const char *passphrase,
 	/* success */
 	r = 0;
  out:
-	if (buffer != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(buffer);
+	sshbuf_free(buffer);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -278,8 +277,7 @@ sshkey_load_private(const char *filename, const char *passphrase,
 	r = 0;
  out:
 	close(fd);
-	if (buffer != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(buffer);
+	sshbuf_free(buffer);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/krl.c b/krl.c
index 0194f1c72..ec3b82bea 100644
--- a/krl.c
+++ b/krl.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $OpenBSD: krl.c,v 1.35 2015/12/04 16:41:28 markus Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: krl.c,v 1.36 2015/12/11 04:21:12 mmcc Exp $ */
 
 #include "includes.h"
 
@@ -826,10 +826,8 @@ parse_revoked_certs(struct sshbuf *buf, struct ssh_krl *krl)
 		goto out;
 
 	while (sshbuf_len(buf) > 0) {
-		if (subsect != NULL) {
-			sshbuf_free(subsect);
-			subsect = NULL;
-		}
+		sshbuf_free(subsect);
+		subsect = NULL;
 		if ((r = sshbuf_get_u8(buf, &type)) != 0 ||
 		    (r = sshbuf_froms(buf, &subsect)) != 0)
 			goto out;
@@ -1059,10 +1057,8 @@ ssh_krl_from_blob(struct sshbuf *buf, struct ssh_krl **krlp,
 	if ((r = sshbuf_consume(copy, sects_off)) != 0)
 		goto out;
 	while (sshbuf_len(copy) > 0) {
-		if (sect != NULL) {
-			sshbuf_free(sect);
-			sect = NULL;
-		}
+		sshbuf_free(sect);
+		sect = NULL;
 		if ((r = sshbuf_get_u8(copy, &type)) != 0 ||
 		    (r = sshbuf_froms(copy, &sect)) != 0)
 			goto out;
diff --git a/packet.c b/packet.c
index 8d9bcd8db..27e85e3a1 100644
--- a/packet.c
+++ b/packet.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: packet.c,v 1.220 2015/12/11 03:24:25 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: packet.c,v 1.221 2015/12/11 04:21:12 mmcc Exp $ */
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
  * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -2453,8 +2453,7 @@ newkeys_to_blob(struct sshbuf *m, struct ssh *ssh, int mode)
 		goto out;
 	r = sshbuf_put_stringb(m, b);
  out:
-	if (b != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(b);
+	sshbuf_free(b);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -2590,8 +2589,7 @@ newkeys_from_blob(struct sshbuf *m, struct ssh *ssh, int mode)
 	r = 0;
  out:
 	free(newkey);
-	if (b != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(b);
+	sshbuf_free(b);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -2624,10 +2622,8 @@ kex_from_blob(struct sshbuf *m, struct kex **kexp)
  out:
 	if (r != 0 || kexp == NULL) {
 		if (kex != NULL) {
-			if (kex->my != NULL)
-				sshbuf_free(kex->my);
-			if (kex->peer != NULL)
-				sshbuf_free(kex->peer);
+			sshbuf_free(kex->my);
+			sshbuf_free(kex->peer);
 			free(kex);
 		}
 		if (kexp != NULL)
diff --git a/ssh-dss.c b/ssh-dss.c
index 254f2a39b..cc47dcf5f 100644
--- a/ssh-dss.c
+++ b/ssh-dss.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ssh-dss.c,v 1.33 2015/12/10 17:08:40 mmcc Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ssh-dss.c,v 1.34 2015/12/11 04:21:12 mmcc Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ ssh_dss_sign(const struct sshkey *key, u_char **sigp, size_t *lenp,
 	explicit_bzero(digest, sizeof(digest));
 	if (sig != NULL)
 		DSA_SIG_free(sig);
-	if (b != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(b);
+	sshbuf_free(b);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -209,8 +208,7 @@ ssh_dss_verify(const struct sshkey *key,
 	explicit_bzero(digest, sizeof(digest));
 	if (sig != NULL)
 		DSA_SIG_free(sig);
-	if (b != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(b);
+	sshbuf_free(b);
 	free(ktype);
 	if (sigblob != NULL) {
 		explicit_bzero(sigblob, len);
diff --git a/ssh-ecdsa.c b/ssh-ecdsa.c
index 2c76f8b43..74912dfd9 100644
--- a/ssh-ecdsa.c
+++ b/ssh-ecdsa.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ssh-ecdsa.c,v 1.11 2014/06/24 01:13:21 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ssh-ecdsa.c,v 1.12 2015/12/11 04:21:12 mmcc Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2010 Damien Miller.  All rights reserved.
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@ ssh_ecdsa_sign(const struct sshkey *key, u_char **sigp, size_t *lenp,
 	ret = 0;
  out:
 	explicit_bzero(digest, sizeof(digest));
-	if (b != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(b);
-	if (bb != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(bb);
+	sshbuf_free(b);
+	sshbuf_free(bb);
 	if (sig != NULL)
 		ECDSA_SIG_free(sig);
 	return ret;
@@ -179,10 +177,8 @@ ssh_ecdsa_verify(const struct sshkey *key,
 
  out:
 	explicit_bzero(digest, sizeof(digest));
-	if (sigbuf != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(sigbuf);
-	if (b != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(b);
+	sshbuf_free(sigbuf);
+	sshbuf_free(b);
 	if (sig != NULL)
 		ECDSA_SIG_free(sig);
 	free(ktype);
diff --git a/ssh-rsa.c b/ssh-rsa.c
index 4eb00c87c..53d44d1f3 100644
--- a/ssh-rsa.c
+++ b/ssh-rsa.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ssh-rsa.c,v 1.57 2015/12/10 17:08:40 mmcc Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ssh-rsa.c,v 1.58 2015/12/11 04:21:12 mmcc Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000, 2003 Markus Friedl <markus@openbsd.org>
  *
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ ssh_rsa_sign(const struct sshkey *key, u_char **sigp, size_t *lenp,
 		explicit_bzero(sig, slen);
 		free(sig);
 	}
-	if (b != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(b);
+	sshbuf_free(b);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -227,8 +226,7 @@ ssh_rsa_verify(const struct sshkey *key,
 		free(sigblob);
 	}
 	free(ktype);
-	if (b != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(b);
+	sshbuf_free(b);
 	explicit_bzero(digest, sizeof(digest));
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/sshbuf.c b/sshbuf.c
index fd281ed9e..f52b56767 100644
--- a/sshbuf.c
+++ b/sshbuf.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: sshbuf.c,v 1.4 2015/10/05 17:11:21 djm Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: sshbuf.c,v 1.5 2015/12/11 04:21:12 mmcc Exp $	*/
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2011 Damien Miller
  *
@@ -163,10 +163,8 @@ sshbuf_free(struct sshbuf *buf)
 	 * If we are a child, the free our parent to decrement its reference
 	 * count and possibly free it.
 	 */
-	if (buf->parent != NULL) {
-		sshbuf_free(buf->parent);
-		buf->parent = NULL;
-	}
+	sshbuf_free(buf->parent);
+	buf->parent = NULL;
 	/*
 	 * If we are a parent with still-extant children, then don't free just
 	 * yet. The last child's call to sshbuf_free should decrement our
diff --git a/sshkey.c b/sshkey.c
index 96a4d9090..87b093e91 100644
--- a/sshkey.c
+++ b/sshkey.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: sshkey.c,v 1.30 2015/12/11 02:31:47 mmcc Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: sshkey.c,v 1.31 2015/12/11 04:21:12 mmcc Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000, 2001 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Alexander von Gernler.  All rights reserved.
@@ -420,12 +420,9 @@ cert_free(struct sshkey_cert *cert)
 
 	if (cert == NULL)
 		return;
-	if (cert->certblob != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(cert->certblob);
-	if (cert->critical != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(cert->critical);
-	if (cert->extensions != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(cert->extensions);
+	sshbuf_free(cert->certblob);
+	sshbuf_free(cert->critical);
+	sshbuf_free(cert->extensions);
 	free(cert->key_id);
 	for (i = 0; i < cert->nprincipals; i++)
 		free(cert->principals[i]);
@@ -2472,8 +2469,7 @@ sshkey_certify(struct sshkey *k, struct sshkey *ca)
 		sshbuf_reset(cert);
 	free(sig_blob);
 	free(ca_blob);
-	if (principals != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(principals);
+	sshbuf_free(principals);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3487,10 +3483,8 @@ sshkey_private_rsa1_to_blob(struct sshkey *key, struct sshbuf *blob,
  out:
 	explicit_bzero(&ciphercontext, sizeof(ciphercontext));
 	explicit_bzero(buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (buffer != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(buffer);
-	if (encrypted != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(encrypted);
+	sshbuf_free(buffer);
+	sshbuf_free(encrypted);
 
 	return r;
 }
@@ -3644,8 +3638,7 @@ sshkey_parse_public_rsa1_fileblob(struct sshbuf *blob,
 	pub = NULL;
 
  out:
-	if (copy != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(copy);
+	sshbuf_free(copy);
 	sshkey_free(pub);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -3760,10 +3753,8 @@ sshkey_parse_private_rsa1(struct sshbuf *blob, const char *passphrase,
 	explicit_bzero(&ciphercontext, sizeof(ciphercontext));
 	free(comment);
 	sshkey_free(prv);
-	if (copy != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(copy);
-	if (decrypted != NULL)
-		sshbuf_free(decrypted);
+	sshbuf_free(copy);
+	sshbuf_free(decrypted);
 	return r;
 }
 #endif /* WITH_SSH1 */