diff --git a/lib/stream.c b/lib/stream.c
index c15baa0a2c..011e921c0d 100644
--- a/lib/stream.c
+++ b/lib/stream.c
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ struct stream *stream_dup(const struct stream *s)
 
 	STREAM_VERIFY_SANE(s);
 
-	if ((snew = stream_new(s->endp)) == NULL)
-		return NULL;
+	snew = stream_new(s->endp);
 
 	return (stream_copy(snew, s));
 }
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_ptm.c b/zebra/zebra_ptm.c
index fda5ef02cf..3127d2d304 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_ptm.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_ptm.c
@@ -1294,10 +1294,6 @@ static void zebra_ptm_send_bfdd(struct stream *msg)
 
 	/* Create copy for replication. */
 	msgc = stream_dup(msg);
-	if (msgc == NULL) {
-		zlog_debug("%s: not enough memory", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	/* Send message to all running BFDd daemons. */
 	for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(zrouter.client_list, node, client)) {
@@ -1308,10 +1304,6 @@ static void zebra_ptm_send_bfdd(struct stream *msg)
 
 		/* Allocate more messages. */
 		msg = stream_dup(msgc);
-		if (msg == NULL) {
-			zlog_debug("%s: not enough memory", __func__);
-			return;
-		}
 	}
 
 	stream_free(msgc);
@@ -1326,10 +1318,6 @@ static void zebra_ptm_send_clients(struct stream *msg)
 
 	/* Create copy for replication. */
 	msgc = stream_dup(msg);
-	if (msgc == NULL) {
-		zlog_debug("%s: not enough memory", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	/* Send message to all running client daemons. */
 	for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(zrouter.client_list, node, client)) {
@@ -1340,10 +1328,6 @@ static void zebra_ptm_send_clients(struct stream *msg)
 
 		/* Allocate more messages. */
 		msg = stream_dup(msgc);
-		if (msg == NULL) {
-			zlog_debug("%s: not enough memory", __func__);
-			return;
-		}
 	}
 
 	stream_free(msgc);