1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/archival/dpkg.c b/archival/dpkg.c
index ebdf6c68a..0a42deb39 100644
--- a/archival/dpkg.c
+++ b/archival/dpkg.c
@@ -643,8 +643,7 @@ static unsigned fill_package_struct(char *control_buffer)
                 return -1;
         }
         num = search_package_hashtable(new_node->name, new_node->version, VER_EQUAL);
-        if (package_hashtable[num] != NULL)
-                free_package(package_hashtable[num]);
+        free_package(package_hashtable[num]);
         package_hashtable[num] = new_node;
         return num;
 }
@@ -1739,9 +1738,7 @@ int dpkg_main(int argc, char **argv)
                 }
 
                 for (i = 0; i < PACKAGE_HASH_PRIME; i++) {
-                        if (package_hashtable[i] != NULL) {
-                                free_package(package_hashtable[i]);
-                        }
+                        free_package(package_hashtable[i]);
                 }
 
                 for (i = 0; i < STATUS_HASH_PRIME; i++) {