diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 6e7620bd5..61925bcd8 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -35917,8 +35917,7 @@ int wolfSSL_BN_is_word(const WOLFSSL_BIGNUM* bn, WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG w)
         return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    /* Check operand sizes before value check to avoid pointless comparison */
-    if ((sizeof(w) <= sizeof(MP_MASK)) || (w <= (WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG)MP_MASK)) {
+    if (w <= (WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG)MP_MASK) {
         if (mp_isword((mp_int*)bn->internal, (mp_digit)w) == MP_YES) {
             return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
         }
@@ -36576,8 +36575,7 @@ static int wolfSSL_BN_add_word_int(WOLFSSL_BIGNUM *bn, WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG w,
     }
 
     if (ret == WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
-        /* Check operand sizes before value check to avoid pointless comparison */
-        if ((sizeof(w) <= sizeof(MP_MASK)) || (w <= (WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG)MP_MASK)) {
+        if (w <= (WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG)MP_MASK) {
             if (sub == 1) {
                 rc = mp_sub_d((mp_int*)bn->internal, (mp_digit)w,
                               (mp_int*)bn->internal);
@@ -36889,8 +36887,7 @@ WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG wolfSSL_BN_mod_word(const WOLFSSL_BIGNUM *bn,
         return (WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG)WOLFSSL_FATAL_ERROR;
     }
 
-    /* Check operand sizes before value check to avoid pointless comparison */
-    if ((sizeof(w) <= sizeof(MP_MASK)) || (w <= (WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG)MP_MASK)) {
+    if (w <= (WOLFSSL_BN_ULONG)MP_MASK) {
         mp_digit bn_ret;
         if (mp_mod_d((mp_int*)bn->internal, (mp_digit)w, &bn_ret) != MP_OKAY) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("mp_add_d error");