diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_gengrid.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_gengrid.c
index 7b61607b71..1cd7480ed1 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_gengrid.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_gengrid.c
@@ -3993,9 +3993,7 @@ elm_gengrid_item_select_mode_set(Elm_Object_Item *item,
                                  Elm_Object_Select_Mode mode)
 {
    Elm_Gen_Item *it = (Elm_Gen_Item *)item;
-
    ELM_GENGRID_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(it);
-   if (!it) return;
 
    if (it->generation < GG_IT(it)->wsd->generation) return;
    if (mode >= ELM_OBJECT_SELECT_MODE_MAX)
@@ -4012,10 +4010,8 @@ EAPI Elm_Object_Select_Mode
 elm_gengrid_item_select_mode_get(const Elm_Object_Item *item)
 {
    Elm_Gen_Item *it = (Elm_Gen_Item *)item;
-
    ELM_GENGRID_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(it, ELM_OBJECT_SELECT_MODE_MAX);
 
-   if (!it) return ELM_OBJECT_SELECT_MODE_MAX;
    return it->select_mode;
 }
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
index e9c5089e69..2112638149 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
@@ -7308,7 +7308,6 @@ elm_genlist_item_select_mode_set(Elm_Object_Item *item,
    Elm_Gen_Item *it = (Elm_Gen_Item *)item;
 
    ELM_GENLIST_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(item);
-   if (!it) return;
    ELM_GENLIST_DATA_GET_FROM_ITEM(it, sd);
 
    if (it->generation < sd->generation) return;
@@ -7340,11 +7339,8 @@ EAPI Elm_Object_Select_Mode
 elm_genlist_item_select_mode_get(const Elm_Object_Item *item)
 {
    Elm_Gen_Item *it = (Elm_Gen_Item *)item;
-
    ELM_GENLIST_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(item, ELM_OBJECT_SELECT_MODE_MAX);
 
-   if (!it) return ELM_OBJECT_SELECT_MODE_MAX;
-
    return it->select_mode;
 }