diff --git a/base/src/refbase.cpp b/base/src/refbase.cpp
index 63b4cb865b1e9e104ca6b3cdd8cfc806bba2debd..ab936534ea41bedeba5ce44c9b615d7ac4330510 100755
--- a/base/src/refbase.cpp
+++ b/base/src/refbase.cpp
@@ -276,9 +276,7 @@ RefBase &RefBase::operator=(const RefBase &/*other*/)
 RefBase::RefBase(RefBase &&other) noexcept
 {
     refs_ = other.refs_;
-    if (other.refs_ != nullptr) {
-        other.refs_ = nullptr;
-    }
+    other.refs_ = nullptr;
 }
 
 RefBase &RefBase::operator=(RefBase &&other) noexcept
@@ -293,9 +291,7 @@ RefBase &RefBase::operator=(RefBase &&other) noexcept
     }
 
     refs_ = other.refs_;
-    if (other.refs_ != nullptr) {
-        other.refs_ = nullptr;
-    }
+    other.refs_ = nullptr;
     return *this;
 }