diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc/acc.c b/src/osmo-bsc/acc.c
index 1f23107aa..80a35766c 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc/acc.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc/acc.c
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ static void acc_mgr_enable_rotation_cond(struct acc_mgr *acc_mgr)
 		if (!osmo_timer_pending(&acc_mgr->rotate_timer))
 			osmo_timer_schedule(&acc_mgr->rotate_timer, acc_mgr->rotation_time_sec, 0);
 	} else {
-		/* No rotation needed, disable rotation timer */
-		if (osmo_timer_pending(&acc_mgr->rotate_timer))
-			osmo_timer_del(&acc_mgr->rotate_timer);
+		/* No rotation needed, disable rotation timer (if pending) */
+		osmo_timer_del(&acc_mgr->rotate_timer);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -565,8 +564,7 @@ void acc_ramp_trigger(struct acc_ramp *acc_ramp)
  */
 void acc_ramp_abort(struct acc_ramp *acc_ramp)
 {
-	if (osmo_timer_pending(&acc_ramp->step_timer))
-		osmo_timer_del(&acc_ramp->step_timer);
+	osmo_timer_del(&acc_ramp->step_timer);
 
 	acc_mgr_set_len_allowed_ramp(&acc_ramp->bts->acc_mgr, 10);
 }
diff --git a/tests/acc/acc_test.c b/tests/acc/acc_test.c
index ce3b0cb4d..887e89104 100644
--- a/tests/acc/acc_test.c
+++ b/tests/acc/acc_test.c
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ static inline struct gsm_bts *_bts_init(struct gsm_network *net, const char *msg
 #define bts_del(bts) _bts_del(bts, __func__)
 static inline void _bts_del(struct gsm_bts *bts, const char *msg)
 {
-	if (osmo_timer_pending(&bts->acc_mgr.rotate_timer))
-		osmo_timer_del(&bts->acc_mgr.rotate_timer);
-	if (osmo_timer_pending(&bts->acc_ramp.step_timer))
-		osmo_timer_del(&bts->acc_ramp.step_timer);
+	osmo_timer_del(&bts->acc_mgr.rotate_timer);
+	osmo_timer_del(&bts->acc_ramp.step_timer);
 	/* no need to llist_del(&bts->list), we never registered the bts there. */
 	talloc_free(bts->site_mgr);
 	fprintf(stderr, "BTS deallocated OK in %s()\n", msg);
diff --git a/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c b/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
index 03b2ee1d3..999ee805a 100644
--- a/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
+++ b/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ static inline struct gsm_bts *_bts_init(struct gsm_network *net, const char *msg
 #define bts_del(bts) _bts_del(bts, __func__)
 static inline void _bts_del(struct gsm_bts *bts, const char *msg)
 {
-	if (osmo_timer_pending(&bts->acc_mgr.rotate_timer))
-		osmo_timer_del(&bts->acc_mgr.rotate_timer);
+	osmo_timer_del(&bts->acc_mgr.rotate_timer);
 	/* no need to llist_del(&bts->list), we never registered the bts there. */
 	talloc_free(bts->site_mgr);
 	printf("BTS deallocated OK in %s()\n", msg);