diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index 862f61bd5..db756f7b9 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -339,10 +339,6 @@ string Reader::getOrigId() const
 
 Entry Reader::getEntryFromPath(const std::string& path) const
 {
-  if (!this->zimArchive) {
-    throw NoEntry();
-  }
-
   if (path.empty() || path == "/") {
     return getMainPage();
   }
@@ -361,10 +357,6 @@ Entry Reader::getEntryFromEncodedPath(const std::string& path) const
 
 Entry Reader::getEntryFromTitle(const std::string& title) const
 {
-  if (!this->zimArchive) {
-    throw NoEntry();
-  }
-
   try {
     return zimArchive->getEntryByTitle(title);
   } catch(zim::EntryNotFound& e) {
@@ -374,22 +366,12 @@ Entry Reader::getEntryFromTitle(const std::string& title) const
 
 bool Reader::pathExists(const string& path) const
 {
-  if (!zimArchive)
-  {
-    return false;
-  }
-
   return zimArchive->hasEntryByPath(path);
 }
 
 /* Does the ZIM file has a fulltext index */
 bool Reader::hasFulltextIndex() const
 {
-  if (!zimArchive)
-  {
-    return false;
-  }
-
   return zimArchive->hasFulltextIndex();
 }
 
@@ -593,9 +575,6 @@ bool Reader::isCorrupted() const
 /* Return the file size, works also for splitted files */
 unsigned int Reader::getFileSize() const
 {
-  if (!zimArchive) {
-    return 0;
-  }
   return zimArchive->getFilesize() / 1024;
 }