diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 0d3348da7..da1387449 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ void ThreadSocketHandler2(void* parg)
         {
             BOOST_FOREACH(CNode* pnode, vNodes)
             {
-                if (pnode->hSocket == INVALID_SOCKET || pnode->hSocket < 0)
+                if (pnode->hSocket == INVALID_SOCKET)
                     continue;
                 FD_SET(pnode->hSocket, &fdsetRecv);
                 FD_SET(pnode->hSocket, &fdsetError);
diff --git a/src/rpc.cpp b/src/rpc.cpp
index fbed626a8..e71c5bcb4 100644
--- a/src/rpc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc.cpp
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ int64 GetAccountBalance(const string& strAccount, int nMinDepth)
 
 Value getbalance(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 {
-    if (fHelp || params.size() < 0 || params.size() > 2)
+    if (fHelp || params.size() > 2)
         throw runtime_error(
             "getbalance [account] [minconf=1]\n"
             "If [account] is not specified, returns the server's total available balance.\n"