diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index d504e490fd02..c13c2c7c4b57 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -613,8 +613,7 @@ struct publication *tipc_nametbl_remove_publ(u32 type, u32 lower,
 }
 
 /*
- * tipc_nametbl_translate(): Translate tipc_name -> tipc_portid.
- *                      Very time-critical.
+ * tipc_nametbl_translate - translate name to port id
  *
  * Note: on entry 'destnode' is the search domain used during translation;
  *       on exit it passes back the node address of the matching port (if any)
@@ -685,7 +684,6 @@ u32 tipc_nametbl_translate(u32 type, u32 instance, u32 *destnode)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&seq->lock);
 not_found:
-	*destnode = 0;
 	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_nametbl_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index ebcbc21d8f98..d760336f2ca8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ int tipc_forward2name(u32 ref,
 	msg_set_destnode(msg, destnode);
 	msg_set_destport(msg, destport);
 
-	if (likely(destport || destnode)) {
+	if (likely(destport)) {
 		p_ptr->sent++;
 		if (likely(destnode == tipc_own_addr))
 			return tipc_port_recv_sections(p_ptr, num_sect, msg_sect);
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ int tipc_forward_buf2name(u32 ref,
 	skb_push(buf, LONG_H_SIZE);
 	skb_copy_to_linear_data(buf, msg, LONG_H_SIZE);
 	msg_dbg(buf_msg(buf),"PREP:");
-	if (likely(destport || destnode)) {
+	if (likely(destport)) {
 		p_ptr->sent++;
 		if (destnode == tipc_own_addr)
 			return tipc_port_recv_msg(buf);