diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index 1b98829..b658fbc 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -1982,10 +1982,8 @@ int process_user_queue(snac *snac)
     while (xs_list_iter(&p, &fn)) {
         xs *q_item = dequeue(fn);
 
-        if (q_item == NULL) {
-            snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("process_user_queue q_item error"));
+        if (q_item == NULL)
             continue;
-        }
 
         process_user_queue_item(snac, q_item);
         cnt++;
diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index a694ded..ecddfc3 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -2399,8 +2399,7 @@ xs_dict *dequeue(const char *fn)
 {
     xs_dict *obj = queue_get(fn);
 
-    if (obj != NULL)
-        unlink(fn);
+    unlink(fn);
 
     return obj;
 }