diff a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os_perf.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os_perf.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os_perf.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os_perf.hpp
@@ -39,16 +39,12 @@
     _key = NULL;
     _value = NULL;
   }
 
   ~EnvironmentVariable() {
-    if (_key != NULL) {
-      FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _key);
-    }
-    if (_value != NULL) {
-      FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _value);
-    }
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _key);
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _value);
   }
 
   EnvironmentVariable(char* key, char* value) {
     _key = key;
     _value = value;
@@ -179,19 +175,13 @@
   void set_command_line(char* command_line) {
     _command_line = command_line;
   }
 
   virtual ~SystemProcess(void) {
-    if (_name != NULL) {
-      FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _name);
-    }
-    if (_path != NULL) {
-      FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _path);
-    }
-    if (_command_line != NULL) {
-      FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _command_line);
-    }
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _name);
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _path);
+    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, _command_line);
   }
 };
 
 class NetworkInterface : public ResourceObj {
  private: