diff --git a/src/braille_tsi.c b/src/braille_tsi.c
index 6768291..6f84913 100644
--- a/src/braille_tsi.c
+++ b/src/braille_tsi.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ display_status_tsi()
   r = read(bd.bd_fd,ibuf,1);
   if (r != 1)
     return -1;
-  if (r != -1)
   if (ibuf[0] == 'V')
     r = read(bd.bd_fd, ibuf, 3);
   else
diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 978f07b..05df0c4 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ register char *str1, *str2;
     }
   else
     {
-      if (len1 == 0)
-	return 0;
       if ((cp = malloc((unsigned) len1 + add_colon + 1)) == NULL)
 	Panic(0, "%s", strnomem);
       cp[len1 + add_colon] = '\0';