diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 95fd418e9567..5b678f3471fc 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ void batadv_tvlv_unicast_send(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u8 *src,
 		ret = true;
 
 out:
-	if (skb && !ret)
+	if (!ret)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	if (orig_node)
 		batadv_orig_node_free_ref(orig_node);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
index f5276be2c77c..c98b0ab85449 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
@@ -244,9 +244,7 @@ static void batadv_nc_path_free_ref(struct batadv_nc_path *nc_path)
  */
 static void batadv_nc_packet_free(struct batadv_nc_packet *nc_packet)
 {
-	if (nc_packet->skb)
-		kfree_skb(nc_packet->skb);
-
+	kfree_skb(nc_packet->skb);
 	batadv_nc_path_free_ref(nc_packet->nc_path);
 	kfree(nc_packet);
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index f664324805eb..782fa33ec296 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@ void batadv_schedule_bat_ogm(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 
 static void batadv_forw_packet_free(struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet)
 {
-	if (forw_packet->skb)
-		kfree_skb(forw_packet->skb);
+	kfree_skb(forw_packet->skb);
 	if (forw_packet->if_incoming)
 		batadv_hardif_free_ref(forw_packet->if_incoming);
 	if (forw_packet->if_outgoing)