diff --git a/libqpdf/NNTree.cc b/libqpdf/NNTree.cc
index a5df209d..94464468 100644
--- a/libqpdf/NNTree.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/NNTree.cc
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ NNTreeIterator::updateIValue(bool allow_invalid)
     // measure, we also call updateIValue in operator* and operator->.
 
     bool okay = false;
-    if ((item_number >= 0) && this->node.isInitialized() &&
-        this->node.isDictionary()) {
+    if ((item_number >= 0) && this->node.isDictionary()) {
         auto items = this->node.getKey(impl.details.itemsKey());
         if (this->item_number + 1 < items.getArrayNItems()) {
             okay = true;
@@ -987,10 +986,10 @@ NNTreeImpl::insertFirst(QPDFObjectHandle key, QPDFObjectHandle value)
 {
     auto iter = begin();
     QPDFObjectHandle items;
-    if (iter.node.isInitialized() && iter.node.isDictionary()) {
+    if (iter.node.isDictionary()) {
         items = iter.node.getKey(details.itemsKey());
     }
-    if (!(items.isInitialized() && items.isArray())) {
+    if (!(items.isArray())) {
         QTC::TC("qpdf", "NNTree no valid items node in insertFirst");
         error(qpdf, this->oh, "unable to find a valid items node");
     }
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper.cc
index a89b8b82..6373f04f 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper.cc
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper::generateTextAppearance(
         if (!font.isInitialized()) {
             QPDFObjectHandle dr = getDefaultResources();
             font = getFontFromResource(dr, font_name);
-            found_font_in_dr = (font.isInitialized() && font.isDictionary());
+            found_font_in_dr = font.isDictionary();
         }
         if (found_font_in_dr && resources.isDictionary()) {
             QTC::TC("qpdf", "QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper get font from /DR");
@@ -892,8 +892,7 @@ QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper::generateTextAppearance(
             resources.getKey("/Font").replaceKey(font_name, font);
         }
 
-        if (font.isInitialized() && font.isDictionary() &&
-            font.getKey("/Encoding").isName()) {
+        if (font.isDictionary() && font.getKey("/Encoding").isName()) {
             std::string encoding = font.getKey("/Encoding").getName();
             if (encoding == "/WinAnsiEncoding") {
                 QTC::TC("qpdf", "QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper WinAnsi");