diff --git a/src/gprs_ms.c b/src/gprs_ms.c
index 6daab319..3ed42445 100644
--- a/src/gprs_ms.c
+++ b/src/gprs_ms.c
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ static int ms_talloc_destructor(struct GprsMs *ms)
 
 	ms_set_reserved_slots(ms, NULL, 0, 0);
 
-	if (osmo_timer_pending(&ms->timer))
-		osmo_timer_del(&ms->timer);
+	osmo_timer_del(&ms->timer);
 
 	if (ms->ul_tbf) {
 		tbf_set_ms((struct gprs_rlcmac_tbf *)ms->ul_tbf, NULL);
diff --git a/src/gprs_pcu.c b/src/gprs_pcu.c
index ecb7f29b..de6b6691 100644
--- a/src/gprs_pcu.c
+++ b/src/gprs_pcu.c
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ static int gprs_pcu_talloc_destructor(struct gprs_pcu *pcu)
 	while ((bts = llist_first_entry_or_null(&pcu->bts_list, struct gprs_rlcmac_bts, list)))
 		talloc_free(bts);
 
-	if (osmo_timer_pending(&pcu->update_stats_timer))
-		osmo_timer_del(&pcu->update_stats_timer);
+	osmo_timer_del(&pcu->update_stats_timer);
 	neigh_cache_free(pcu->neigh_cache);
 	si_cache_free(pcu->si_cache);
 	return 0;