diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-gitexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/gitexe/command/update/GitLatestRevisionCommandConsumer.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-gitexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/gitexe/command/update/GitLatestRevisionCommandConsumer.java
index 60307d7f1..e9f4c6c29 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-gitexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/gitexe/command/update/GitLatestRevisionCommandConsumer.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-git/maven-scm-provider-gitexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/git/gitexe/command/update/GitLatestRevisionCommandConsumer.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public void consumeLine(String line) {
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
             logger.debug("GitLatestRevisionCommandConsumer consumeLine : " + line);
         }
-        if (line == null || (line == null || line.isEmpty())) {
+        if (line == null || line.isEmpty()) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/mkdir/SvnMkdirCommand.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/mkdir/SvnMkdirCommand.java
index 382d189b9..2ff5299fb 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/mkdir/SvnMkdirCommand.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/mkdir/SvnMkdirCommand.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ protected Commandline createCommandLine(
         Iterator<File> it = fileSet.getFileList().iterator();
         String dirPath = it.next().getPath();
         // replacing \ with / for windauze
-        if (dirPath != null && Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS)) {
+        if (Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS)) {
             dirPath = StringUtils.replace(dirPath, "\\", "/");
         }
 
diff --git a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/checkout/SvnCheckOutCommandTest.java b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/checkout/SvnCheckOutCommandTest.java
index 51b4635ef..eb08205eb 100644
--- a/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/checkout/SvnCheckOutCommandTest.java
+++ b/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-svn/maven-scm-provider-svnexe/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/svn/svnexe/command/checkout/SvnCheckOutCommandTest.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
 
         recursive = true;
         workingDirectory = getTestFile("target/svn-checkout-command-test");
-        if (workingDirectory != null && workingDirectory.isDirectory()) {
+        if (workingDirectory.isDirectory()) {
             FileUtils.deleteDirectory(workingDirectory);
         }
     }