diff --git a/src/conftest/hooks/add_payload.c b/src/conftest/hooks/add_payload.c
index 37484e808..2903bb20f 100644
--- a/src/conftest/hooks/add_payload.c
+++ b/src/conftest/hooks/add_payload.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ METHOD(listener_t, message, bool,
 			data = chunk_skip(chunk_create(this->data, strlen(this->data)), 2);
 			data = chunk_from_hex(data, NULL);
 		}
-		else if (this->data && strlen(this->data))
+		else if (strlen(this->data))
 		{
 			data = chunk_clone(chunk_create(this->data, strlen(this->data)));
 		}
diff --git a/src/conftest/hooks/unencrypted_notify.c b/src/conftest/hooks/unencrypted_notify.c
index 958e33e98..f4c35725c 100644
--- a/src/conftest/hooks/unencrypted_notify.c
+++ b/src/conftest/hooks/unencrypted_notify.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ METHOD(listener_t, ike_updown, bool,
 			data = chunk_skip(chunk_create(this->data, strlen(this->data)), 2);
 			data = chunk_from_hex(data, NULL);
 		}
-		else if (this->data && strlen(this->data))
+		else if (strlen(this->data))
 		{
 			data = chunk_clone(chunk_create(this->data, strlen(this->data)));
 		}