diff --git a/lib/ipcs.c b/lib/ipcs.c
index abffa9c..70d4382 100644
--- a/lib/ipcs.c
+++ b/lib/ipcs.c
@@ -432,9 +432,7 @@ qb_ipcs_connection_unref(struct qb_ipcs_connection *c)
 			c->service->serv_fns.connection_destroyed(c);
 		}
 		c->service->funcs.disconnect(c);
-		if (c->receive_buf) {
-			free(c->receive_buf);
-		}
+		free(c->receive_buf);
 		free(c);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/log.c b/lib/log.c
index bd1c5c7..6c0509f 100644
--- a/lib/log.c
+++ b/lib/log.c
@@ -930,11 +930,7 @@ qb_log_ctl(int32_t t, enum qb_log_conf c, int32_t arg)
 void
 qb_log_format_set(int32_t t, const char *format)
 {
-	if (conf[t].format) {
-		free(conf[t].format);
-		conf[t].format = NULL;
-	}
-
+	free(conf[t].format);
 	conf[t].format = strdup(format ? format : "[%p] %b");
 	assert(conf[t].format != NULL);
 }