diff --git a/widgets/focusicon.c b/widgets/focusicon.c
index f9a7f54be..296ae9824 100644
--- a/widgets/focusicon.c
+++ b/widgets/focusicon.c
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ focusicon_draw(widget_t *widget, draw_context_t *ctx, int offset,
     NetWMIcon *icon;
 
     if(!sel)
-    {
-        widget->area.width = 0;
-        return 0;
-    }
+        return (widget->area.width = 0);
 
     widget->area.height = widget->statusbar->height;
 
@@ -66,10 +63,7 @@ focusicon_draw(widget_t *widget, draw_context_t *ctx, int offset,
     }
 
     if(!(icon = ewmh_get_window_icon(sel->win)))
-    {
-        widget->area.width = 0;
-        return 0;
-    }
+        return (widget->area.width = 0);
 
     widget->area.width = ((double) widget->statusbar->height / (double) icon->height) * icon->width;
 
diff --git a/widgets/tasklist.c b/widgets/tasklist.c
index f45f54029..118b7d525 100644
--- a/widgets/tasklist.c
+++ b/widgets/tasklist.c
@@ -250,10 +250,7 @@ tasklist_button_press(widget_t *widget, xcb_button_press_event_t *ev)
 
     for(b = widget->buttons; b; b = b->next)
         if(ev->detail == b->button && CLEANMASK(ev->state) == b->mod && b->func)
-        {
             b->func(widget->statusbar->screen, b->arg);
-            return;
-        }
 }
 
 widget_t *
diff --git a/widgets/textbox.c b/widgets/textbox.c
index c32ff63ac..99d8891ad 100644
--- a/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ textbox_tell(widget_t *widget, char *property, char *new_value)
 
     if(!a_strcmp(property, "text"))
     {
-        if (d->text)
-            p_delete(&d->text);
+        p_delete(&d->text);
         d->text = a_strdup(new_value);
     }
     else if(!a_strcmp(property, "width"))