diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/Installer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/Installer.java
index bd85b71f0..815384314 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/Installer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/Installer.java
@@ -162,10 +162,7 @@ public abstract class Installer {
             return false;
         }
         Hasher hasher = new Hasher(hashType, apkFile);
-        if (hasher != null && hasher.match(hash)) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
+        return hasher.match(hash);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@ public abstract class Installer {
      */
     public void installPackage(File apkFile, String packageName, String urlString)
             throws InstallFailedException {
-        SanitizedFile apkToInstall = null;
+        SanitizedFile apkToInstall;
         try {
             Map<String, Object> attributes = AndroidXMLDecompress.getManifestHeaderAttributes(apkFile.getAbsolutePath());