diff --git a/src/win32_monitor.c b/src/win32_monitor.c
index 3e4e83b1..605c2acf 100644
--- a/src/win32_monitor.c
+++ b/src/win32_monitor.c
@@ -134,11 +134,6 @@ _GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* count)
                 size = 4;
 
             monitors = (_GLFWmonitor**) realloc(monitors, sizeof(_GLFWmonitor*) * size);
-            if (!monitors)
-            {
-                // TODO: wat
-                return NULL;
-            }
         }
 
         ZeroMemory(&display, sizeof(DISPLAY_DEVICE));
@@ -250,23 +245,12 @@ GLFWvidmode* _glfwPlatformGetVideoModes(_GLFWmonitor* monitor, int* found)
 
         if (*found == count)
         {
-            void* larger;
-
             if (count)
                 count *= 2;
             else
                 count = 128;
 
-            larger = realloc(result, count * sizeof(GLFWvidmode));
-            if (!larger)
-            {
-                free(result);
-
-                _glfwInputError(GLFW_OUT_OF_MEMORY, NULL);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-
-            result = (GLFWvidmode*) larger;
+            result = (GLFWvidmode*) realloc(result, count * sizeof(GLFWvidmode));
         }
 
         result[*found] = mode;
diff --git a/src/x11_joystick.c b/src/x11_joystick.c
index 12581660..2c711134 100644
--- a/src/x11_joystick.c
+++ b/src/x11_joystick.c
@@ -81,23 +81,7 @@ static int openJoystickDevice(int joy, const char* path)
     _glfw.x11.joystick[joy].numButtons = (int) numButtons;
 
     _glfw.x11.joystick[joy].axis = (float*) malloc(sizeof(float) * numAxes);
-    if (_glfw.x11.joystick[joy].axis == NULL)
-    {
-        close(fd);
-
-        _glfwInputError(GLFW_OUT_OF_MEMORY, NULL);
-        return GL_FALSE;
-    }
-
     _glfw.x11.joystick[joy].button = (unsigned char*) malloc(numButtons);
-    if (_glfw.x11.joystick[joy].button == NULL)
-    {
-        free(_glfw.x11.joystick[joy].axis);
-        close(fd);
-
-        _glfwInputError(GLFW_OUT_OF_MEMORY, NULL);
-        return GL_FALSE;
-    }
 
     _glfw.x11.joystick[joy].present = GL_TRUE;
 #endif // __linux__
diff --git a/src/x11_monitor.c b/src/x11_monitor.c
index 05f4583f..462f066f 100644
--- a/src/x11_monitor.c
+++ b/src/x11_monitor.c
@@ -286,11 +286,6 @@ GLFWvidmode* _glfwPlatformGetVideoModes(_GLFWmonitor* monitor, int* found)
         oi = XRRGetOutputInfo(_glfw.x11.display, sr, monitor->x11.output);
 
         result = (GLFWvidmode*) malloc(sizeof(GLFWvidmode) * oi->nmode);
-        if (!result)
-        {
-            _glfwInputError(GLFW_OUT_OF_MEMORY, NULL);
-            return NULL;
-        }
 
         for (i = 0;  i < oi->nmode;  i++)
         {
@@ -339,11 +334,6 @@ GLFWvidmode* _glfwPlatformGetVideoModes(_GLFWmonitor* monitor, int* found)
         *found = 1;
 
         result = (GLFWvidmode*) malloc(sizeof(GLFWvidmode));
-        if (!result)
-        {
-            _glfwInputError(GLFW_OUT_OF_MEMORY, NULL);
-            return NULL;
-        }
 
         result[0].width = DisplayWidth(_glfw.x11.display, _glfw.x11.screen);
         result[0].height = DisplayHeight(_glfw.x11.display, _glfw.x11.screen);