diff --git a/lib/rules/disallow-newline-before-block-statements.js b/lib/rules/disallow-newline-before-block-statements.js
index 9c4c545db..08b41a3a3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/disallow-newline-before-block-statements.js
+++ b/lib/rules/disallow-newline-before-block-statements.js
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ module.exports.prototype = {
         file.iterateNodesByType('BlockStatement', function(node) {
             var openingBrace = file.getFirstNodeToken(node);
             var prevToken = file.getPrevToken(openingBrace);
-            if (!prevToken) {
-                return;
-            }
 
             errors.assert.sameLine({
                 token: prevToken,
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-newline-before-block-statements.js b/lib/rules/require-newline-before-block-statements.js
index 6f2c71bab..0a64fea49 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-newline-before-block-statements.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-newline-before-block-statements.js
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ module.exports.prototype = {
         file.iterateNodesByType('BlockStatement', function(node) {
             var openingBrace = file.getFirstNodeToken(node);
             var prevToken = file.getPrevToken(openingBrace);
-            if (!prevToken) {
-                return;
-            }
 
             errors.assert.differentLine({
                 token: prevToken,