diff --git a/kfind/kfinddlg.cpp b/kfind/kfinddlg.cpp
index 8645c0d854..28b60441ac 100644
--- a/kfind/kfinddlg.cpp
+++ b/kfind/kfinddlg.cpp
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ KfindDlg::~KfindDlg()
 {
   stopSearch();
    
-  if (dirwatch)
-    delete dirwatch;
+  delete dirwatch;
 }
 
 void KfindDlg::finishAndClose()
@@ -142,8 +141,7 @@ void KfindDlg::startSearch()
   enableButton(User2, true); // Enable "Stop"
   enableButton(User1, false); // Disable "Save As..."
 
-  if(dirwatch!=NULL)
-    delete dirwatch;
+  delete dirwatch;
   dirwatch=new KDirWatch();
   connect(dirwatch, SIGNAL(created(const QString&)), this, SLOT(slotNewItems(const QString&)));
   connect(dirwatch, SIGNAL(deleted(const QString&)), this, SLOT(slotDeleteItem(const QString&)));
diff --git a/konq-plugins/fsview/scan.cpp b/konq-plugins/fsview/scan.cpp
index 46ca8a2708..335a8dfcaf 100644
--- a/konq-plugins/fsview/scan.cpp
+++ b/konq-plugins/fsview/scan.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ScanManager::ScanManager(const QString& path)
 ScanManager::~ScanManager()
 {
   stopScan();
-  if (_topDir) delete _topDir;
+  delete _topDir;
 }
 
 void ScanManager::setListener(ScanListener* l)
diff --git a/konq-plugins/fsview/treemap.cpp b/konq-plugins/fsview/treemap.cpp
index e67d2c11b7..ca741fa4af 100644
--- a/konq-plugins/fsview/treemap.cpp
+++ b/konq-plugins/fsview/treemap.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ DrawParams* RectDrawing::drawParams()
 
 void RectDrawing::setDrawParams(DrawParams* dp)
 {
-  if (_dp) delete _dp;
+  delete _dp;
   _dp = dp;
 }
 
diff --git a/konq-plugins/searchbar/opensearch/OpenSearchEngine.cpp b/konq-plugins/searchbar/opensearch/OpenSearchEngine.cpp
index ae9721c891..2661c4ecbe 100644
--- a/konq-plugins/searchbar/opensearch/OpenSearchEngine.cpp
+++ b/konq-plugins/searchbar/opensearch/OpenSearchEngine.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ OpenSearchEngine::OpenSearchEngine(QObject *)
 
 OpenSearchEngine::~OpenSearchEngine()
 {
-    if (m_scriptEngine) {
-        delete m_scriptEngine;
-    }
+    delete m_scriptEngine;
 }
 
 QString OpenSearchEngine::parseTemplate(const QString &searchTerm, const QString &searchTemplate)