diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 17cd79c9a2eb77e09947a0c1b9886bc4ffdde3ba..bbe28788ddf7599742eac267d8e8fac87ce37e3e 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -1592,11 +1592,10 @@ static CURLcode CreateConnection(struct SessionHandle *data,
 
     /* check for password, if no ask for one */
     if( !data->state.proxypasswd[0] ) {
-      if(!data->set.fpasswd ||
-         data->set.fpasswd( data->set.passwd_client,
-                        "proxy password:",
-                        data->state.proxypasswd,
-                        sizeof(data->state.proxypasswd))) {
+      if(data->set.fpasswd( data->set.passwd_client,
+                            "proxy password:",
+                            data->state.proxypasswd,
+                            sizeof(data->state.proxypasswd))) {
         failf(data, "Bad password from password callback");
         return CURLE_BAD_PASSWORD_ENTERED;
       }
@@ -2171,10 +2170,9 @@ static CURLcode CreateConnection(struct SessionHandle *data,
   /* if we have a user but no password, ask for one */
   if(conn->bits.user_passwd &&
      !data->state.passwd[0] ) {
-    if(!data->set.fpasswd ||
-      data->set.fpasswd(data->set.passwd_client,
-                       "password:", data->state.passwd,
-                           sizeof(data->state.passwd)))
+    if(data->set.fpasswd(data->set.passwd_client,
+                         "password:", data->state.passwd,
+                         sizeof(data->state.passwd)))
       return CURLE_BAD_PASSWORD_ENTERED;
   }