diff --git a/src/daemon/https/tls/gnutls_priority.c b/src/daemon/https/tls/gnutls_priority.c
index f871a1cf..709f5515 100644
--- a/src/daemon/https/tls/gnutls_priority.c
+++ b/src/daemon/https/tls/gnutls_priority.c
@@ -171,12 +171,10 @@ MHD_gnutls_protocol_set_priority (mhd_gtls_session_t session, const int *list)
   int ret;
 
   ret = _set_priority (&session->internals.priorities.protocol, list);
-
   /* set the current version to the first in the chain.
    * This will be overridden later.
    */
-  if (list)
-    mhd_gtls_set_current_version (session, list[0]);
+  mhd_gtls_set_current_version (session, list[0]);
 
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/daemon/https/x509/x509.c b/src/daemon/https/x509/x509.c
index 76ad46ac..9db24be9 100644
--- a/src/daemon/https/x509/x509.c
+++ b/src/daemon/https/x509/x509.c
@@ -1917,11 +1917,6 @@ gnutls_x509_dn_get_rdn_ava (gnutls_x509_dn_t dn,
   remlen -= lenlen;
 
   ava->value.size = asn1_get_length_der (ptr, remlen, &lenlen);
-  if (ava->value.size < 0)
-    {
-      gnutls_assert ();
-      return GNUTLS_E_ASN1_DER_ERROR;
-    }
   ava->value.data = ptr + lenlen;
 
   return 0;