diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/emux.c b/sound/synth/emux/emux.c
index a82af9374852..01444fc960d0 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/emux.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/emux.c
@@ -94,10 +94,8 @@ int snd_emux_register(struct snd_emux *emu, struct snd_card *card, int index, ch
 	/* create soundfont list */
 	memset(&sf_cb, 0, sizeof(sf_cb));
 	sf_cb.private_data = emu;
-	if (emu->ops.sample_new)
-		sf_cb.sample_new = sf_sample_new;
-	if (emu->ops.sample_free)
-		sf_cb.sample_free = sf_sample_free;
+	sf_cb.sample_new = sf_sample_new;
+	sf_cb.sample_free = sf_sample_free;
 	if (emu->ops.sample_reset)
 		sf_cb.sample_reset = sf_sample_reset;
 	emu->sflist = snd_sf_new(&sf_cb, emu->memhdr);
diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
index 4edc693da8e7..2373ed580bf8 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ load_guspatch(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, const char __user *data, long count)
 	/*
 	 * load wave data
 	 */
-	if (smp->v.size > 0 && sflist->callback.sample_new) {
+	if (smp->v.size > 0) {
 		rc = sflist->callback.sample_new
 			(sflist->callback.private_data, smp, sflist->memhdr,
 			 data, count);
@@ -1416,9 +1416,8 @@ snd_sf_clear(struct snd_sf_list *sflist)
 		}
 		for (sp = sf->samples; sp; sp = nextsp) {
 			nextsp = sp->next;
-			if (sflist->callback.sample_free)
-				sflist->callback.sample_free(sflist->callback.private_data,
-							     sp, sflist->memhdr);
+			sflist->callback.sample_free(sflist->callback.private_data,
+						     sp, sflist->memhdr);
 			kfree(sp);
 		}
 		kfree(sf);
@@ -1520,9 +1519,8 @@ snd_soundfont_remove_unlocked(struct snd_sf_list *sflist)
 			nextsp = sp->next;
 			sf->samples = nextsp;
 			sflist->mem_used -= sp->v.truesize;
-			if (sflist->callback.sample_free)
-				sflist->callback.sample_free(sflist->callback.private_data,
-							     sp, sflist->memhdr);
+			sflist->callback.sample_free(sflist->callback.private_data,
+						     sp, sflist->memhdr);
 			kfree(sp);
 		}
 	}