diff --git a/render/gles2/texture.c b/render/gles2/texture.c
index 2b08dd50..7e2b01ae 100644
--- a/render/gles2/texture.c
+++ b/render/gles2/texture.c
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@ static bool gles2_texture_write_pixels(struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture,
 }
 
 static void gles2_texture_destroy(struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture) {
-	if (wlr_texture == NULL) {
-		return;
-	}
-
 	struct wlr_gles2_texture *texture = gles2_get_texture(wlr_texture);
 
 	wl_list_remove(&texture->link);
diff --git a/render/pixman/renderer.c b/render/pixman/renderer.c
index 688af9be..5e5deaa2 100644
--- a/render/pixman/renderer.c
+++ b/render/pixman/renderer.c
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@ static bool texture_is_opaque(struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture) {
 }
 
 static void texture_destroy(struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture) {
-	if (wlr_texture == NULL) {
-		return;
-	}
 	struct wlr_pixman_texture *texture = get_texture(wlr_texture);
-
 	wl_list_remove(&texture->link);
 	pixman_image_unref(texture->image);
 	free(texture->data);