diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
index 20a8591bd8..91c3bd362e 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ int manager_get_seat_from_creds(
         int r;
 
         assert(m);
-        assert(message);
         assert(ret);
 
         if (SEAT_IS_SELF(name) || SEAT_IS_AUTO(name)) {
diff --git a/src/login/logind-seat-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-seat-dbus.c
index 3c58929611..9958490875 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-seat-dbus.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-seat-dbus.c
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ int seat_object_find(sd_bus *bus, const char *path, const char *interface, void
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         message = sd_bus_get_current_message(bus);
-        if (!message)
-                return 0;
 
         r = manager_get_seat_from_creds(m, message, e, error, &seat);
         if (r == -ENXIO) {