diff --git a/src/komodo_validation011.h b/src/komodo_validation011.h
index 64caffcc6..c6a4c0b93 100644
--- a/src/komodo_validation011.h
+++ b/src/komodo_validation011.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int32_t gettxout_scriptPubKey(int32_t height,uint8_t *scriptPubKey,int32_t maxsi
         }
     }
 
-    if ( &tx != 0 && n >= 0 && n < (int32_t)tx.vout.size() )
+    if ( n >= 0 && n < (int32_t)tx.vout.size() )
     {
         ptr = (uint8_t *)tx.vout[n].scriptPubKey.data();
         m = tx.vout[n].scriptPubKey.size();
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int32_t gettxout_scriptPubKey(int32_t height,uint8_t *scriptPubKey,int32_t maxsi
         fprintf(stderr,"got scriptPubKey[%d] via rawtransaction ht.%d %s\n",m,height,txid.GetHex().c_str());
         return(i);
     }
-    else if ( &tx != 0 )
+    else
         fprintf(stderr,"gettxout_scriptPubKey ht.%d n.%d > voutsize.%d\n",height,n,(int32_t)tx.vout.size());
 
     return(-1);