diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 24c66c15b..3c9d4bf0c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2017-02-23  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	[truetype] Minor improvement.
+
+	* src/truetype/ttgload.c (TT_Process_Simple_Glyph,
+	load_truetype_glyph): Remove unnecessary tests.
+
 2017-02-23  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	* include/freetype/internal/tttypes.h (TT_Face): s/isCFF2/is_cff2/.
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttgload.c b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
index 64dc05c1c..0fdaa85f2 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttgload.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@
 
 #ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_GX_VAR_SUPPORT
 
-    if ( loader->face->doblend && !loader->face->is_default_instance )
+    if ( !loader->face->is_default_instance )
     {
       /* Deltas apply to the unscaled data. */
       error = TT_Vary_Apply_Glyph_Deltas( loader->face,
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@
 
 #ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_GX_VAR_SUPPORT
 
-      if ( loader->face->doblend && !loader->face->is_default_instance )
+      if ( !loader->face->is_default_instance )
       {
         /* a small outline structure with four elements for */
         /* communication with `TT_Vary_Apply_Glyph_Deltas'  */
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@
 
 #ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_GX_VAR_SUPPORT
 
-      if ( face->doblend && !face->is_default_instance )
+      if ( !face->is_default_instance )
       {
         short        i, limit;
         FT_SubGlyph  subglyph;