diff --git a/azkv/keysource.go b/azkv/keysource.go
index 11e761026..28cb6ebde 100644
--- a/azkv/keysource.go
+++ b/azkv/keysource.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func NewMasterKeyFromURL(url string) (*MasterKey, error) {
 	url = strings.TrimSpace(url)
 	re := regexp.MustCompile("^(https://[^/]+)/keys/([^/]+)/([^/]+)$")
 	parts := re.FindStringSubmatch(url)
-	if parts == nil || len(parts) < 3 {
+	if len(parts) < 3 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse %q into a valid Azure Key Vault MasterKey", url)
 	}
 	return NewMasterKey(parts[1], parts[2], parts[3]), nil
diff --git a/cmd/sops/common/common.go b/cmd/sops/common/common.go
index 1bf6dc026..6d6fa0751 100644
--- a/cmd/sops/common/common.go
+++ b/cmd/sops/common/common.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func GetKMSKeyWithEncryptionCtx(tree *sops.Tree) (keyGroupIndex int, keyIndex in
 		for n, k := range kg {
 			kmsKey, ok := k.(*kms.MasterKey)
 			if ok {
-				if kmsKey.EncryptionContext != nil && len(kmsKey.EncryptionContext) >= 2 {
+				if len(kmsKey.EncryptionContext) >= 2 {
 					duplicateValues := map[string]int{}
 					for _, v := range kmsKey.EncryptionContext {
 						duplicateValues[*v] = duplicateValues[*v] + 1