diff --git a/kitty/fonts.c b/kitty/fonts.c
index 801f0c0dc..f2530c995 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts.c
+++ b/kitty/fonts.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,6 @@ send_prerendered_sprites_for_window(OSWindow *w) {
     FontGroup *fg = (FontGroup*)w->fonts_data;
     if (!fg->sprite_map) {
         fg->sprite_map = alloc_sprite_map(fg->cell_width, fg->cell_height);
-        if (!fg->sprite_map) fatal("Out of memory allocating a sprite map");
         send_prerendered_sprites(fg);
     }
 }
diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index 8a82dbd8f..28c312c0c 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ alloc_sprite_map(unsigned int cell_width, unsigned int cell_height) {
         sprite_tracker_set_limits(max_texture_size, max_array_texture_layers);
     }
     SpriteMap *ans = calloc(1, sizeof(SpriteMap));
-    if (ans) {
-        *ans = NEW_SPRITE_MAP;
-        ans->max_texture_size = max_texture_size;
-        ans->max_array_texture_layers = max_array_texture_layers;
-        ans->cell_width = cell_width; ans->cell_height = cell_height;
-    }
+    if (!ans) fatal("Out of memory allocating a sprite map");
+    *ans = NEW_SPRITE_MAP;
+    ans->max_texture_size = max_texture_size;
+    ans->max_array_texture_layers = max_array_texture_layers;
+    ans->cell_width = cell_width; ans->cell_height = cell_height;
     return (SPRITE_MAP_HANDLE)ans;
 }