diff --git a/src/compositor-wayland.c b/src/compositor-wayland.c
index 57e850f2..5f73c787 100644
--- a/src/compositor-wayland.c
+++ b/src/compositor-wayland.c
@@ -1464,8 +1464,7 @@ input_handle_keymap(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *keyboard, uint32_t format,
 	else
 		weston_seat_init_keyboard(&input->base, keymap);
 
-	if (keymap)
-		xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
+	xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
 
 	return;
 
diff --git a/src/compositor-x11.c b/src/compositor-x11.c
index 984d7998..3494e34e 100644
--- a/src/compositor-x11.c
+++ b/src/compositor-x11.c
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ x11_input_create(struct x11_compositor *c, int no_input)
 	keymap = x11_compositor_get_keymap(c);
 	if (weston_seat_init_keyboard(&c->core_seat, keymap) < 0)
 		return -1;
-	if (keymap)
-		xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
+	xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
 
 	x11_compositor_setup_xkb(c);
 
diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
index 21307893..975cd775 100644
--- a/src/input.c
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -544,12 +544,10 @@ weston_keyboard_destroy(struct weston_keyboard *keyboard)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_XKBCOMMON
 	if (keyboard->seat->compositor->use_xkbcommon) {
-		if (keyboard->xkb_state.state != NULL)
-			xkb_state_unref(keyboard->xkb_state.state);
+		xkb_state_unref(keyboard->xkb_state.state);
 		if (keyboard->xkb_info)
 			weston_xkb_info_destroy(keyboard->xkb_info);
-		if (keyboard->pending_keymap)
-			xkb_keymap_unref(keyboard->pending_keymap);
+		xkb_keymap_unref(keyboard->pending_keymap);
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -1869,8 +1867,7 @@ weston_xkb_info_destroy(struct weston_xkb_info *xkb_info)
 	if (--xkb_info->ref_count > 0)
 		return;
 
-	if (xkb_info->keymap)
-		xkb_keymap_unref(xkb_info->keymap);
+	xkb_keymap_unref(xkb_info->keymap);
 
 	if (xkb_info->keymap_area)
 		munmap(xkb_info->keymap_area, xkb_info->keymap_size);
diff --git a/src/screen-share.c b/src/screen-share.c
index 9e81ef9c..524a0cac 100644
--- a/src/screen-share.c
+++ b/src/screen-share.c
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ ss_seat_handle_keymap(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *keyboard,
 	else
 		weston_seat_init_keyboard(&seat->base, keymap);
 
-	if (keymap)
-		xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
+	xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
 
 	return;