diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 705885891b87..4f35b43e2475 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ void free_tty_struct(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	if (!tty)
 		return;
-	if (tty->dev)
-		put_device(tty->dev);
+	put_device(tty->dev);
 	kfree(tty->write_buf);
 	tty->magic = 0xDEADDEAD;
 	kfree(tty);
@@ -1688,8 +1687,7 @@ static void release_tty(struct tty_struct *tty, int idx)
 		tty->link->port->itty = NULL;
 	cancel_work_sync(&tty->port->buf.work);
 
-	if (tty->link)
-		tty_kref_put(tty->link);
+	tty_kref_put(tty->link);
 	tty_kref_put(tty);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
index 4d9abaa81be4..40b31835f80b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ void tty_port_tty_set(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
-	if (port->tty)
-		tty_kref_put(port->tty);
+	tty_kref_put(port->tty);
 	port->tty = tty_kref_get(tty);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 }