diff --git a/CoreFoundation/Base.subproj/CFRuntime.c b/CoreFoundation/Base.subproj/CFRuntime.c
index 17a3ca827c..3d25ea2f1b 100644
--- a/CoreFoundation/Base.subproj/CFRuntime.c
+++ b/CoreFoundation/Base.subproj/CFRuntime.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ CFTypeRef _CFNonObjCRetain(CFTypeRef cf) {
 
 CFTypeRef CFRetain(CFTypeRef cf) {
     if (NULL == cf) { CRSetCrashLogMessage("*** CFRetain() called with NULL ***"); HALT; }
-    if (cf) __CFGenericAssertIsCF(cf);
+    __CFGenericAssertIsCF(cf);
     return _CFRetain(cf, false);
 }
 
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ void _CFNonObjCRelease(CFTypeRef cf) {
 
 void CFRelease(CFTypeRef cf) {
     if (NULL == cf) { CRSetCrashLogMessage("*** CFRelease() called with NULL ***"); HALT; }
-    if (cf) __CFGenericAssertIsCF(cf);
+    __CFGenericAssertIsCF(cf);
     _CFRelease(cf);
 }