Index: src/OFString.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFString.m
+++ src/OFString.m
@@ -63,12 +63,11 @@
 
 		return self;
 	}
 
 	newlen = strlen(str);
-	if ((newstr = [self getMem: newlen + 1]) == NULL)
-		return nil;
+	newstr = [self getMem: newlen + 1];
 	memcpy(newstr, str, newlen + 1);
 
 	if (string != NULL)
 		[self freeMem: string];
 

Index: src/OFWideString.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFWideString.m
+++ src/OFWideString.m
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@
 
 		return self;
 	}
 
 	newlen = wcslen(wstr);
-	if ((newstr = [self getMem: (newlen + 1) * sizeof(wchar_t)]) == NULL)
-		return nil;
+	newstr = [self getMem: (newlen + 1) * sizeof(wchar_t)];
 	memcpy(newstr, wstr, (newlen + 1) * sizeof(wchar_t));
 
 	if (wstring != NULL)
 		[self freeMem: wstring];