diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d514f9a8549a6148b69f9ea3d2ffe21b45245600..9c9b04ad84ddee33e3c835647e9fcec1819bbac3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 2015-12-08  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/nano.c (splice_node, unlink_node): Let these functions update
 	'filebot', instead of doing it in four different places each.
+	* src/search.c (goto_line_posx), src/move (do_down): It should not
+	be necessary to doubly check for being at the end of file.
 
 2015-12-07  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/winio.c (edit_draw): Quit the loop when there is no end match.
diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index 9735bf53ce6dfbfb588e66926355fa4748079368..82d1e301f91bb413213de734ffca160b916bda80 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -460,10 +460,12 @@ void do_down(
 #endif
 
     /* If we're at the bottom of the file, get out. */
-    if (openfile->current == openfile->filebot || !openfile->current->next)
+    if (openfile->current == openfile->filebot)
 	return;
 
-    assert(ISSET(SOFTWRAP) || openfile->current_y == openfile->current->lineno - openfile->edittop->lineno);
+    assert(ISSET(SOFTWRAP) || openfile->current_y ==
+		openfile->current->lineno - openfile->edittop->lineno);
+    assert(openfile->current->next != NULL);
 
     /* Move the current line of the edit window down. */
     openfile->current = openfile->current->next;
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index dea199daa26a167cb6f4497d79a88f92cdc35b4d..f4769cdef0ceb8293a462208bb9350e3d0faecdf 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -936,8 +936,8 @@ void do_replace(void)
 /* Go to the specified line and x position. */
 void goto_line_posx(ssize_t line, size_t pos_x)
 {
-    for (openfile->current = openfile->fileage; openfile->current != openfile->filebot &&
-					openfile->current->next != NULL && line > 1; line--)
+    for (openfile->current = openfile->fileage; line > 1 &&
+		openfile->current != openfile->filebot; line--)
 	openfile->current = openfile->current->next;
 
     openfile->current_x = pos_x;