diff --git a/compat/hidd.c b/compat/hidd.c
index 88944cf28..2dae3a767 100644
--- a/compat/hidd.c
+++ b/compat/hidd.c
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ create:
 	err = ioctl(ctl, HIDPCONNADD, &req);
 
 error:
-	if (req.rd_data)
-		free(req.rd_data);
+	free(req.rd_data);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/bccmd.c b/tools/bccmd.c
index 5cb925590..ca9302cbd 100644
--- a/tools/bccmd.c
+++ b/tools/bccmd.c
@@ -1226,8 +1226,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (transport_open(transport, device, bcsp_rate) < 0)
 		exit(1);
 
-	if (device)
-		free(device);
+	free(device);
 
 	for (i = 0; commands[i].str; i++) {
 		if (strcasecmp(commands[i].str, argv[0]))
diff --git a/tools/hciattach_ath3k.c b/tools/hciattach_ath3k.c
index 728e6605f..803cf464b 100644
--- a/tools/hciattach_ath3k.c
+++ b/tools/hciattach_ath3k.c
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ static int write_cmd(int fd, uint8_t *buffer, int len)
 		return err;
 
 	err = read_ps_event(event, HCI_PS_CMD_OCF);
-	if (event)
-		free(event);
+
+	free(event);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -493,8 +493,7 @@ static int set_patch_ram(int dev, char *patch_loc, int len)
 
 	err = read_ps_event(event, HCI_PS_CMD_OCF);
 
-	if (event)
-		free(event);
+	free(event);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -623,8 +622,7 @@ static int get_ath3k_crc(int dev)
 	if (read_ps_event(event, HCI_PS_CMD_OCF) >= 0)
 		err = -EILSEQ;
 
-	if (!event)
-		free(event);
+	free(event);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -667,8 +665,7 @@ static int get_device_type(int dev, uint32_t *code)
 	*code = reg;
 
 cleanup:
-	if (event)
-		free(event);
+	free(event);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -709,8 +706,7 @@ static int read_ath3k_version(int pConfig, uint32_t *rom_version,
 	*build_version = status;
 
 cleanup:
-	if (event)
-		free(event);
+	free(event);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -768,8 +764,7 @@ static int write_bdaddr(int pConfig, char *bdaddr)
 
 	err = read_ps_event(event, HCI_PS_CMD_OCF);
 
-	if (event)
-		free(event);
+	free(event);
 
 	return err;
 }