diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c
index 6960aedd33cb..c63f727273d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c
@@ -474,14 +474,13 @@ static int dr_matcher_add_to_tbl(struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher)
 	int ret;
 
 	next_matcher = NULL;
-	if (!list_empty(&tbl->matcher_list))
-		list_for_each_entry(tmp_matcher, &tbl->matcher_list, matcher_list) {
-			if (tmp_matcher->prio >= matcher->prio) {
-				next_matcher = tmp_matcher;
-				break;
-			}
-			first = false;
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp_matcher, &tbl->matcher_list, matcher_list) {
+		if (tmp_matcher->prio >= matcher->prio) {
+			next_matcher = tmp_matcher;
+			break;
 		}
+		first = false;
+	}
 
 	prev_matcher = NULL;
 	if (next_matcher && !first)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
index cd708dcc2e3a..6ec5106bc472 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
@@ -574,9 +574,8 @@ void mlx5dr_rule_update_rule_member(struct mlx5dr_ste *ste,
 {
 	struct mlx5dr_rule_member *rule_mem;
 
-	if (!list_empty(&ste->rule_list))
-		list_for_each_entry(rule_mem, &ste->rule_list, use_ste_list)
-			rule_mem->ste = new_ste;
+	list_for_each_entry(rule_mem, &ste->rule_list, use_ste_list)
+		rule_mem->ste = new_ste;
 }
 
 static void dr_rule_clean_rule_members(struct mlx5dr_rule *rule,