diff --git a/apache2/apache2_config.c b/apache2/apache2_config.c
index cc37d8eb..895c0b42 100644
--- a/apache2/apache2_config.c
+++ b/apache2/apache2_config.c
@@ -293,15 +293,14 @@ static void copy_rules_phase(apr_pool_t *mp,
  * @retval -1 Something went wrong.
  *
  */
-static int copy_rules(apr_pool_t *mp, msre_ruleset *parent_ruleset,
+static void copy_rules(apr_pool_t *mp, msre_ruleset *parent_ruleset,
                       msre_ruleset *child_ruleset,
                       apr_array_header_t *exceptions_arr)
 {
     assert(parent_ruleset != NULL);
     assert(child_ruleset != NULL);
     assert(exceptions_arr != NULL);
-    int ret = 0;
-
+    
     copy_rules_phase(mp, parent_ruleset->phase_request_headers,
         child_ruleset->phase_request_headers, exceptions_arr);
     copy_rules_phase(mp, parent_ruleset->phase_request_body,
@@ -312,9 +311,6 @@ static int copy_rules(apr_pool_t *mp, msre_ruleset *parent_ruleset,
         child_ruleset->phase_response_body, exceptions_arr);
     copy_rules_phase(mp, parent_ruleset->phase_logging,
         child_ruleset->phase_logging, exceptions_arr);
-
-failed:
-    return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -439,7 +435,6 @@ void *merge_directory_configs(apr_pool_t *mp, void *_parent, void *_child)
 
             /* Copy the rules from the parent context. */
             merged->ruleset = msre_ruleset_create(parent->ruleset->engine, mp);
-            /* TODO: copy_rules return code should be taken into consideration. */
             copy_rules(mp, parent->ruleset, merged->ruleset, child->rule_exceptions);
         } else
         if (parent->ruleset == NULL) {
@@ -466,7 +461,6 @@ void *merge_directory_configs(apr_pool_t *mp, void *_parent, void *_child)
 
             /* Copy parent rules, then add child rules to it. */
             merged->ruleset = msre_ruleset_create(parent->ruleset->engine, mp);
-            /* TODO: copy_rules return code should be taken into consideration. */
             copy_rules(mp, parent->ruleset, merged->ruleset, child->rule_exceptions);
 
             apr_array_cat(merged->ruleset->phase_request_headers,
diff --git a/apache2/re_operators.c b/apache2/re_operators.c
index 612bff91..73b0d8fb 100644
--- a/apache2/re_operators.c
+++ b/apache2/re_operators.c
@@ -1037,10 +1037,6 @@ static int msre_op_rx_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var, c
     assert(var != NULL);
     assert(error_msg != NULL);
     msc_regex_t *regex = (msc_regex_t *)rule->op_param_data;
-    if (!regex) {
-        msr_log(msr, 1, "rx: Memory allocation error");
-        return -1;
-    }
     msc_string *re_pattern = (msc_string *)apr_pcalloc(msr->mp, sizeof(msc_string));
     if (!re_pattern) {
         msr_log(msr, 1, "rx: Memory allocation error");