diff --git a/src/act.informative.c b/src/act.informative.c
index 970d3d8..3499a25 100644
--- a/src/act.informative.c
+++ b/src/act.informative.c
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ ACMD(do_users)
 	"UNDEFINED",
 	state, idletime, timestr);
 
-    if (d->host && *d->host)
+    if (*d->host)
       sprintf(line + strlen(line), "[%s]\r\n", d->host);
     else
       strcat(line, "[Hostname unknown]\r\n");
diff --git a/src/act.wizard.c b/src/act.wizard.c
index 5c36755..470699c 100644
--- a/src/act.wizard.c
+++ b/src/act.wizard.c
@@ -4983,7 +4983,7 @@ ACMD(do_recent)
     ct = this->time;
     strftime(timestr, sizeof(timestr), "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y", localtime(&ct));
 
-    if (this->host && *(this->host)) {
+    if (*(this->host)) {
       if (!strcmp(this->host, "localhost")) loc = TRUE;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/players.c b/src/players.c
index fc9d8b3..fd3f278 100644
--- a/src/players.c
+++ b/src/players.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void save_char(struct char_data * ch)
 
   /* If ch->desc is not null, then update session data before saving. */
   if (ch->desc) {
-    if (ch->desc->host && *ch->desc->host) {
+    if (*ch->desc->host) {
       if (!GET_HOST(ch))
         GET_HOST(ch) = strdup(ch->desc->host);
       else if (GET_HOST(ch) && strcmp(GET_HOST(ch), ch->desc->host)) {
diff --git a/src/util/plrtoascii.c b/src/util/plrtoascii.c
index 87a354f..8e6013c 100755
--- a/src/util/plrtoascii.c
+++ b/src/util/plrtoascii.c
@@ -196,13 +196,10 @@ void convert(char *filename)
     }
 
 /* char_file_u */
-    if (player.name)
-      fprintf(outfile, "Name: %s\n", player.name);
-    if (player.pwd)
-      fprintf(outfile, "Pass: %s\n", player.pwd);
-    if (player.title)
-      fprintf(outfile, "Titl: %s\n", player.title);
-    if (player.description && *player.description)
+    fprintf(outfile, "Name: %s\n", player.name);
+    fprintf(outfile, "Pass: %s\n", player.pwd);
+    fprintf(outfile, "Titl: %s\n", player.title);
+    if (*player.description)
       fprintf(outfile, "Desc:\n%s~\n", player.description);
     if (player.sex != PFDEF_SEX)
       fprintf(outfile, "Sex : %d\n", (int)player.sex);