diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 8524aef..eac27fc 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -276,16 +276,23 @@ Session::Session (AudioEngine &eng,
 		  string mix_template)
 
 	: _engine (eng),
+	  mmc (0),
 	  _mmc_port (default_mmc_port),
 	  _mtc_port (default_mtc_port),
 	  _midi_port (default_midi_port),
 	  pending_events (2048),
+	  state_tree (0),
+	  butler_mixdown_buffer (0),
+	  butler_gain_buffer (0),
+	  midi_thread (pthread_t (0)),
 	  midi_requests (128), // the size of this should match the midi request pool size
 	  diskstreams (new DiskstreamList),
 	  routes (new RouteList),
 	  auditioner ((Auditioner*) 0),
 	  _total_free_4k_blocks (0),
 	  _click_io ((IO*) 0),
+	  click_data (0),
+	  click_emphasis_data (0),
 	  main_outs (0)
 {
 	bool new_session;
@@ -455,19 +462,16 @@ Session::destroy ()
 	_history.clear ();
 
 	/* clear state tree so that no references to objects are held any more */
-	
-	if (state_tree) {
-		delete state_tree;
-	}
+	delete state_tree;
 
 	terminate_butler_thread ();
 	terminate_midi_thread ();
 	
-	if (click_data && click_data != default_click) {
+	if (click_data != default_click) {
 		delete [] click_data;
 	}
 
-	if (click_emphasis_data && click_emphasis_data != default_click_emphasis) {
+	if (click_emphasis_data != default_click_emphasis) {
 		delete [] click_emphasis_data;
 	}
 
@@ -635,19 +639,12 @@ Session::destroy ()
 		i = tmp;
 	}
 
-	if (butler_mixdown_buffer) {
-		delete [] butler_mixdown_buffer;
-	}
-
-	if (butler_gain_buffer) {
-		delete [] butler_gain_buffer;
-	}
+	delete [] butler_mixdown_buffer;
+	delete [] butler_gain_buffer;
 
 	Crossfade::set_buffer_size (0);
 
-	if (mmc) {
-		delete mmc;
-	}
+	delete mmc;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index 2b7aca6..c769e57 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ Session::first_stage_init (string fullpath, string snapshot_name)
 	pending_locate_roll = false;
 	pending_locate_flush = false;
 	dstream_buffer_size = 0;
-	state_tree = 0;
 	state_was_pending = false;
 	set_next_event ();
 	outbound_mtc_smpte_frame = 0;
@@ -171,9 +170,6 @@ Session::first_stage_init (string fullpath, string snapshot_name)
 
 	_slave = 0;
 	_silent = false;
-	butler_mixdown_buffer = 0;
-	butler_gain_buffer = 0;
-	mmc = 0;
 	session_send_mmc = false;
 	session_send_mtc = false;
 	post_transport_work = PostTransportWork (0);
@@ -194,7 +190,6 @@ Session::first_stage_init (string fullpath, string snapshot_name)
 	first_file_data_format_reset = true;
 	first_file_header_format_reset = true;
 	butler_thread = (pthread_t) 0;
-	midi_thread = (pthread_t) 0;
 
 	AudioDiskstream::allocate_working_buffers();
 	
@@ -211,8 +206,6 @@ Session::first_stage_init (string fullpath, string snapshot_name)
 	   waveforms for clicks.
 	*/
 	
-	click_data = 0;
-	click_emphasis_data = 0;
 	click_length = 0;
 	click_emphasis_length = 0;
 	_clicking = false;