diff --git a/src/emu/ui/viewgfx.c b/src/emu/ui/viewgfx.c
index 2a0bf782457..075fdf7a238 100644
--- a/src/emu/ui/viewgfx.c
+++ b/src/emu/ui/viewgfx.c
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ static void gfxset_draw_item(running_machine &machine, gfx_element *gfx, int ind
 	};
 	int width = (rotate & ORIENTATION_SWAP_XY) ? gfx->height() : gfx->width();
 	int height = (rotate & ORIENTATION_SWAP_XY) ? gfx->width() : gfx->height();
-	const rgb_t *palette = (machine.first_screen()->palette()->entries() != 0) ? machine.first_screen()->palette()->palette()->entry_list_raw() : NULL;
+	const rgb_t *palette = (machine.first_screen()->palette() != NULL) ? machine.first_screen()->palette()->palette()->entry_list_raw() : NULL;
 	UINT32 palette_mask = ~0;
 	int x, y;
 
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/megacd.c b/src/mame/machine/megacd.c
index 0a146504340..8b327737509 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/megacd.c
+++ b/src/mame/machine/megacd.c
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ READ16_MEMBER( sega_segacd_device::segacd_font_converted_r )
 
 void sega_segacd_device::device_start()
 {
-	if (m_gfxdecode != NULL && !m_gfxdecode->started())
+	if (!m_gfxdecode->started())
 		throw device_missing_dependencies();
 
 	segacd_gfx_conversion_timer = machine().device<timer_device>(":segacd:stamp_timer");