diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/PacketNEIRecipe.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/PacketNEIRecipe.java
index ed2ceb945..862e3b538 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/PacketNEIRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/PacketNEIRecipe.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class PacketNEIRecipe extends AppEngPacket
 		EntityPlayerMP pmp = ( EntityPlayerMP ) player;
 		Container con = pmp.openContainer;
 
-		if ( con != null && con instanceof IContainerCraftingPacket )
+		if ( con instanceof IContainerCraftingPacket )
 		{
 			IContainerCraftingPacket cct = ( IContainerCraftingPacket ) con;
 			IGridNode node = cct.getNetworkNode();
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/helpers/MeteoritePlacer.java b/src/main/java/appeng/helpers/MeteoritePlacer.java
index 75def595f..fb763cd6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/helpers/MeteoritePlacer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/helpers/MeteoritePlacer.java
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ public class MeteoritePlacer
 		{
 			this.put( w, x, y, z, this.skychest );
 			TileEntity te = w.getTileEntity( x, y, z );
-			if ( te != null && te instanceof IInventory )
+			if ( te instanceof IInventory )
 			{
 				InventoryAdaptor ap = InventoryAdaptor.getAdaptor( te, ForgeDirection.UP );