diff --git a/kitty/clipboard.py b/kitty/clipboard.py
index a6bf7c31d..6d28e3da3 100644
--- a/kitty/clipboard.py
+++ b/kitty/clipboard.py
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ class Clipboard:
 
     def __call__(self, mime: str) -> Callable[[], bytes]:
         data = self.data.get(mime, b'')
-        if isinstance(data, str):  # type: ignore
-            data = data.encode('utf-8')  # type: ignore
+        if isinstance(data, str):
+            data = data.encode('utf-8')
         if isinstance(data, bytes):
             def chunker() -> bytes:
                 nonlocal data
diff --git a/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py b/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py
index 8529ee2dd..9115bfd80 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py
+++ b/kitty/fonts/fontconfig.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ FontMap = Dict[str, Dict[str, List[FontConfigPattern]]]
 def create_font_map(all_fonts: Tuple[FontConfigPattern, ...]) -> FontMap:
     ans: FontMap = {'family_map': {}, 'ps_map': {}, 'full_map': {}}
     for x in all_fonts:
-        if 'path' not in x:
+        if not x.get('path'):
             continue
         f = (x.get('family') or '').lower()
         full = (x.get('full_name') or '').lower()