diff --git a/src/aui/dockart.cpp b/src/aui/dockart.cpp
index 6d4f637fdb..b1c77b1ae6 100644
--- a/src/aui/dockart.cpp
+++ b/src/aui/dockart.cpp
@@ -683,8 +683,6 @@ void wxAuiDefaultDockArt::DrawPaneButton(wxDC& dc, wxWindow *WXUNUSED(window),
                                       wxAuiPaneInfo& pane)
 {
     wxBitmap bmp;
-    if (!(&pane))
-        return;
     switch (button)
     {
         default:
diff --git a/src/propgrid/advprops.cpp b/src/propgrid/advprops.cpp
index 1ec3f7349c..af2f341fd7 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/advprops.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/advprops.cpp
@@ -947,10 +947,7 @@ wxSystemColourProperty::wxSystemColourProperty( const wxString& label, const wxS
                       gs_cp_es_syscolour_values,
                       &gs_wxSystemColourProperty_choicesCache )
 {
-    if ( &value )
         Init( value.m_type, value.m_colour );
-    else
-        Init( wxPG_COLOUR_CUSTOM, *wxWHITE );
 }
 
 
@@ -959,10 +956,7 @@ wxSystemColourProperty::wxSystemColourProperty( const wxString& label, const wxS
     const wxColourPropertyValue& value )
     : wxEnumProperty( label, name, labels, values, choicesCache )
 {
-    if ( &value )
         Init( value.m_type, value.m_colour );
-    else
-        Init( wxPG_COLOUR_CUSTOM, *wxWHITE );
 }
 
 
@@ -971,10 +965,7 @@ wxSystemColourProperty::wxSystemColourProperty( const wxString& label, const wxS
     const wxColour& value )
     : wxEnumProperty( label, name, labels, values, choicesCache )
 {
-    if ( &value )
         Init( wxPG_COLOUR_CUSTOM, value );
-    else
-        Init( wxPG_COLOUR_CUSTOM, *wxWHITE );
 }
 
 
@@ -2063,7 +2054,7 @@ wxArrayInt wxMultiChoiceProperty::GetValueAsIndices() const
     // Translate values to string indices.
     wxArrayInt selections;
 
-    if ( !m_choices.IsOk() || !m_choices.GetCount() || !(&valueArr) )
+    if ( !m_choices.IsOk() || !m_choices.GetCount() )
     {
         for ( i=0; i<valueArr.size(); i++ )
             selections.Add(-1);
diff --git a/src/propgrid/property.cpp b/src/propgrid/property.cpp
index b6bd357c27..6e732471ff 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/property.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/property.cpp
@@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ void wxPGProperty::SetValueImage( wxBitmap& bmp )
 
     delete m_valueBitmap;
 
-    if ( &bmp && bmp.IsOk() )
+    if ( bmp.IsOk() )
     {
         // Resize the image
         wxSize maxSz = GetGrid()->GetImageSize();
@@ -3043,7 +3043,7 @@ wxArrayString wxPGChoices::GetLabels() const
 {
     wxArrayString arr;
 
-    if ( this && IsOk() )
+    if ( IsOk() )
         for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < GetCount(); i++ )
             arr.push_back(GetLabel(i));
 
diff --git a/src/propgrid/props.cpp b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
index 371c2f50ed..0ca183301c 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/props.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ wxEnumProperty::wxEnumProperty( const wxString& label, const wxString& name,
 {
     SetIndex(0);
 
-    if ( &labels && !labels.empty() )
+    if ( !labels.empty() )
     {
         m_choices.Set(labels, values);
 
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ wxFlagsProperty::wxFlagsProperty( const wxString& label, const wxString& name,
 {
     m_oldChoicesData = NULL;
 
-    if ( &labels && !labels.empty() )
+    if ( !labels.empty() )
     {
         m_choices.Set(labels,values);