diff --git a/src/cairo-toy-font-face.c b/src/cairo-toy-font-face.c
index e82d535fc..363b9a284 100644
--- a/src/cairo-toy-font-face.c
+++ b/src/cairo-toy-font-face.c
@@ -348,10 +348,6 @@ _cairo_toy_font_face_destroy (void *abstract_face)
     cairo_toy_font_face_t *font_face = abstract_face;
     cairo_hash_table_t *hash_table;
 
-    if (font_face == NULL ||
-	    CAIRO_REFERENCE_COUNT_IS_INVALID (&font_face->base.ref_count))
-	return;
-
     hash_table = _cairo_toy_font_face_hash_table_lock ();
     /* All created objects must have been mapped in the hash table. */
     assert (hash_table != NULL);
diff --git a/src/cairo-win32-font.c b/src/cairo-win32-font.c
index 34b71796e..e07a51598 100644
--- a/src/cairo-win32-font.c
+++ b/src/cairo-win32-font.c
@@ -2098,10 +2098,6 @@ _cairo_win32_font_face_destroy (void *abstract_face)
     cairo_win32_font_face_t *font_face = abstract_face;
     cairo_hash_table_t *hash_table;
 
-    if (font_face == NULL ||
-	    CAIRO_REFERENCE_COUNT_IS_INVALID (&font_face->base.ref_count))
-	return;
-
     hash_table = _cairo_win32_font_face_hash_table_lock ();
     /* All created objects must have been mapped in the hash table. */
     assert (hash_table != NULL);