diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 4e0e15f42..8c9478bff 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -5706,13 +5706,13 @@ void SymbolDatabase::setValueType(Token *tok, const ValueType &valuetype)
 
     if (ternary || parent->isArithmeticalOp() || parent->tokType() == Token::eIncDecOp) {
         // CONTAINER + pointer => CONTAINER
-        if (parent->str() == "+" && vt1 && vt1->type == ValueType::Type::CONTAINER && vt2 && vt2->pointer != 0) {
+        if (parent->str() == "+" && vt1->type == ValueType::Type::CONTAINER && vt2 && vt2->pointer != 0) {
             setValueType(parent, *vt1);
             return;
         }
 
         // pointer + CONTAINER => CONTAINER
-        if (parent->str() == "+" && vt1 && vt1->pointer != 0U && vt2 && vt2->type == ValueType::Type::CONTAINER) {
+        if (parent->str() == "+" && vt1->pointer != 0U && vt2 && vt2->type == ValueType::Type::CONTAINER) {
             setValueType(parent, *vt2);
             return;
         }