diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index 32bc4f6..dc0cb38 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -581,10 +581,7 @@ encode_terminal_code (src, src_len, coding)
   required = MAX_MULTIBYTE_LENGTH * src_len;
   if (encode_terminal_src_size < required)
     {
-      if (encode_terminal_src)
 	encode_terminal_src = xrealloc (encode_terminal_src, required);
-      else
-	encode_terminal_src = xmalloc (required);
       encode_terminal_src_size = required;
     }
 
@@ -740,11 +737,8 @@ encode_terminal_code (src, src_len, coding)
   if (encode_terminal_dst_size == 0)
     {
       encode_terminal_dst_size = encode_terminal_src_size;
-      if (encode_terminal_dst)
 	encode_terminal_dst = xrealloc (encode_terminal_dst,
 					encode_terminal_dst_size);
-      else
-	encode_terminal_dst = xmalloc (encode_terminal_dst_size);
     }
   coding->destination = encode_terminal_dst;
   coding->dst_bytes = encode_terminal_dst_size;
@@ -1218,15 +1212,10 @@ calculate_costs (struct frame *frame)
       max_frame_lines = max (max_frame_lines, FRAME_LINES (frame));
       max_frame_cols = max (max_frame_cols, FRAME_COLS (frame));
 
-      if (char_ins_del_vector != 0)
         char_ins_del_vector
           = (int *) xrealloc (char_ins_del_vector,
                               (sizeof (int)
                                + 2 * max_frame_cols * sizeof (int)));
-      else
-        char_ins_del_vector
-          = (int *) xmalloc (sizeof (int)
-                             + 2 * max_frame_cols * sizeof (int));
 
       bzero (char_ins_del_vector, (sizeof (int)
                                    + 2 * max_frame_cols * sizeof (int)));