diff --git a/src/_imagingcms.c b/src/_imagingcms.c
index 5693ccbabc2..491866f747e 100644
--- a/src/_imagingcms.c
+++ b/src/_imagingcms.c
@@ -1147,10 +1147,6 @@ cms_profile_getattr_media_white_point_temperature(CmsProfileObject *self, void*
     }
 
     XYZ = (cmsCIEXYZ*) cmsReadTag(self->profile, info);
-    if (!XYZ) {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
-    }
     if (XYZ == NULL || XYZ->X == 0) {
         Py_INCREF(Py_None);
         return Py_None;
@@ -1499,8 +1495,6 @@ setup_module(PyObject* m) {
     PyObject *v;
     int vn;
 
-    d = PyModule_GetDict(m);
-
     CmsProfile_Type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
 
     /* Ready object types */