diff --git a/scripts/fetch.js b/scripts/fetch.js
index a0ae29075..0a4fd10e8 100644
--- a/scripts/fetch.js
+++ b/scripts/fetch.js
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ async function fetchAdditionalText(container) {
 }
 
 async function saveFile(container) {
-    if (!container) {
-        return;
-    }
     await writeFile(
         path.join(__dirname, "..", "data", `${container.data.id}.json`),
         JSON.stringify(container, 0, 2),
diff --git a/scripts/libs/astify.js b/scripts/libs/astify.js
index 0ab2f4bcc..b768da3f6 100644
--- a/scripts/libs/astify.js
+++ b/scripts/libs/astify.js
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ export function cleanAst(tree) {
         return false;
     });
 
-    if (!cleanedTree) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     const keys = [
         "cid",
         "num",