diff --git a/src/x509_str.c b/src/x509_str.c
index a659a73d4..e31097828 100644
--- a/src/x509_str.c
+++ b/src/x509_str.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static int X509StoreVerifyCert(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* ctx)
                     WOLFSSL_FILETYPE_ASN1);
         SetupStoreCtxError(ctx, ret);
     #if defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || defined(WOLFSSL_QT)
-        if (ctx->store && ctx->store->verify_cb)
+        if (ctx->store->verify_cb)
             ret = ctx->store->verify_cb(ret >= 0 ? 1 : 0, ctx) == 1 ? 0 : ret;
     #endif
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int X509StoreVerifyCert(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* ctx)
             }
             SetupStoreCtxError(ctx, ret);
         #if defined(OPENSSL_ALL) || defined(WOLFSSL_QT)
-            if (ctx->store && ctx->store->verify_cb)
+            if (ctx->store->verify_cb)
                 ret = ctx->store->verify_cb(ret >= 0 ? 1 : 0,
                                             ctx) == 1 ? 0 : -1;
         #endif