diff --git a/src/hardware/chronovu-la/api.c b/src/hardware/chronovu-la/api.c
index d8de0da1..040a9c4b 100644
--- a/src/hardware/chronovu-la/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/chronovu-la/api.c
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ static int dev_open(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 	struct dev_context *devc;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!(devc = sdi->priv))
-		return SR_ERR_BUG;
+	devc = sdi->priv;
 
 	/* Allocate memory for the FTDI context and initialize it. */
 	if (!(devc->ftdic = ftdi_new())) {
diff --git a/src/hardware/hp-3457a/api.c b/src/hardware/hp-3457a/api.c
index 05a45e62..b152be92 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hp-3457a/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hp-3457a/api.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int dev_open(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 	if (sr_scpi_open(scpi) != SR_OK)
 		return SR_ERR;
 
-	devc=sdi->priv;
+	devc = sdi->priv;
 
 	sr_scpi_send(scpi, "PRESET");
 	sr_scpi_send(scpi, "INBUF ON");
diff --git a/src/hardware/zeroplus-logic-cube/api.c b/src/hardware/zeroplus-logic-cube/api.c
index c85a4089..22e949c9 100644
--- a/src/hardware/zeroplus-logic-cube/api.c
+++ b/src/hardware/zeroplus-logic-cube/api.c
@@ -273,11 +273,7 @@ static int dev_open(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 
 	drvc = di->context;
 	usb = sdi->conn;
-
-	if (!(devc = sdi->priv)) {
-		sr_err("%s: sdi->priv was NULL", __func__);
-		return SR_ERR_ARG;
-	}
+	devc = sdi->priv;
 
 	device_count = libusb_get_device_list(drvc->sr_ctx->libusb_ctx,
 					      &devlist);