diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
index 4a4e9a0158c..668b16e9893 100644
--- a/apply.c
+++ b/apply.c
@@ -3948,10 +3948,8 @@ static int check_patch(struct apply_state *state, struct patch *patch)
 			break; /* happy */
 		case EXISTS_IN_INDEX:
 			return error(_("%s: already exists in index"), new_name);
-			break;
 		case EXISTS_IN_INDEX_AS_ITA:
 			return error(_("%s: does not match index"), new_name);
-			break;
 		case EXISTS_IN_WORKTREE:
 			return error(_("%s: already exists in working directory"),
 				     new_name);
diff --git a/builtin/fast-export.c b/builtin/fast-export.c
index d2e33f50052..0a60356b06e 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-export.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-export.c
@@ -923,7 +923,6 @@ static struct commit *get_commit(struct rev_cmdline_entry *e, char *full_name)
 		if (!tag)
 			die("Tag %s points nowhere?", e->name);
 		return (struct commit *)tag;
-		break;
 	}
 	default:
 		return NULL;