diff --git a/modules/profile/profile.module b/modules/profile/profile.module
index 9960f2845a57f683fe7bb3fbab23b61d788230c3..7f3094051949fa793940244e411028486ff96c62 100644
--- a/modules/profile/profile.module
+++ b/modules/profile/profile.module
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function profile_block_save($delta = '', $edit = array()) {
 function profile_block_view($delta = '') {
   if (user_access('access user profiles')) {
     $output = '';
-    if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && (arg(2) == NULL)) {
+    if (arg(0) == 'node' && is_numeric(arg(1)) && arg(2) == NULL) {
       $node = node_load(arg(1));
       $account = user_load($node->uid);
 
diff --git a/modules/statistics/statistics.module b/modules/statistics/statistics.module
index 859ca1e4e1b7df59a8fdd218cd0f93ceda1f87a1..db54ab49c61ec2b5218dffbe67459e6cd8f4bf0d 100644
--- a/modules/statistics/statistics.module
+++ b/modules/statistics/statistics.module
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function statistics_exit() {
 
   if (variable_get('statistics_count_content_views', 0)) {
     // We are counting content views.
-    if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && arg(2) == '') {
+    if (arg(0) == 'node' && is_numeric(arg(1)) && arg(2) == NULL) {
       // A node has been viewed, so update the node's counters.
       db_merge('node_counter')
         ->key(array('nid' => arg(1)))
diff --git a/modules/trigger/trigger.module b/modules/trigger/trigger.module
index 91c36c65df3880a54f5cdb28c7029a093089de6c..7a55e623e010dbdf8aead16e6a5ae1338a5a12f1 100644
--- a/modules/trigger/trigger.module
+++ b/modules/trigger/trigger.module
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ function _trigger_normalize_user_context($type, $account) {
     // If a single node is being viewed, return the node.
     case 'node':
       // If we are viewing an individual node, return the node.
-      if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && (arg(2) == NULL)) {
+      if (arg(0) == 'node' && is_numeric(arg(1)) && arg(2) == NULL) {
         return node_load(array('nid' => arg(1)));
       }
       break;