diff --git a/src/dwarf/Gstep.c b/src/dwarf/Gstep.c
index 59138e6f..7d899ded 100644
--- a/src/dwarf/Gstep.c
+++ b/src/dwarf/Gstep.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dwarf_step (struct dwarf_cursor *c)
 
   if ((ret = dwarf_find_save_locs (c)) >= 0) {
     c->pi_valid = 0;
-    ret = (c->ip == 0) ? 0 : 1;
+    ret = 1;
   }
 
   Debug (15, "returning %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/src/x86_64/Gstep.c b/src/x86_64/Gstep.c
index 0d2eef80..5ecee26e 100644
--- a/src/x86_64/Gstep.c
+++ b/src/x86_64/Gstep.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ unw_step (unw_cursor_t *cursor)
       if (c->dwarf.ip == prev_ip && c->dwarf.cfa == prev_cfa)
 	return -UNW_EBADFRAME;
     }
-  ret = (c->dwarf.ip == 0) ? 0 : 1;
   Debug (2, "returning %d\n", ret);
   return ret;
 }