diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_rf_ctrl.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_rf_ctrl.c
index 59f31c9..0538482 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_rf_ctrl.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_rf_ctrl.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 {
 	struct osmo_bsc_data *bsc_data = bts->network->bsc_data;
 
-	if (!bsc_data || !bsc_data->rf_ctrl)
+	if (!bsc_data)
 		return OSMO_BSC_RF_POLICY_UNKNOWN;
 
 	switch (bsc_data->rf_ctrl->policy) {
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 	msc = signal_data;
 
 	/* check if we have the needed information */
-	if (!net->bsc_data || !net->bsc_data->rf_ctrl)
+	if (!net->bsc_data)
 		return 0;
 	if (msc->data->type != MSC_CON_TYPE_NORMAL)
 		return 0;