diff --git a/cairo/FontFace.cs b/cairo/FontFace.cs
index b8ce89866..b2c141bd4 100644
--- a/cairo/FontFace.cs
+++ b/cairo/FontFace.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Cairo
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<FontFace> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
 			NativeMethods.cairo_font_face_destroy (handle);
diff --git a/cairo/FontOptions.cs b/cairo/FontOptions.cs
index 3c151c59d..e1fe2e5c1 100644
--- a/cairo/FontOptions.cs
+++ b/cairo/FontOptions.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Cairo
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<FontOptions> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
 			NativeMethods.cairo_font_options_destroy (handle);
diff --git a/cairo/Path.cs b/cairo/Path.cs
index 6e177fc20..22cbb138d 100644
--- a/cairo/Path.cs
+++ b/cairo/Path.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Cairo {
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<Path> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing || handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
 			NativeMethods.cairo_path_destroy (handle);
diff --git a/cairo/Pattern.cs b/cairo/Pattern.cs
index fa130ce65..31ae26f4c 100644
--- a/cairo/Pattern.cs
+++ b/cairo/Pattern.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace Cairo {
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<Pattern> (Handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| Handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (Handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
 			NativeMethods.cairo_pattern_destroy (Handle);
diff --git a/cairo/Region.cs b/cairo/Region.cs
index 3142fc046..f1d914be9 100644
--- a/cairo/Region.cs
+++ b/cairo/Region.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace Cairo
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<Region> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
 			NativeMethods.cairo_region_destroy (Handle);
diff --git a/cairo/ScaledFont.cs b/cairo/ScaledFont.cs
index 179bbe5bc..25be1cd7b 100644
--- a/cairo/ScaledFont.cs
+++ b/cairo/ScaledFont.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Cairo {
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<ScaledFont> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing|| handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
 			NativeMethods.cairo_scaled_font_destroy (handle);
diff --git a/cairo/Surface.cs b/cairo/Surface.cs
index c1411e1e5..959230327 100644
--- a/cairo/Surface.cs
+++ b/cairo/Surface.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace Cairo {
 			if (!disposing || CairoDebug.Enabled)
 				CairoDebug.OnDisposed<Surface> (handle, disposing);
 
-			if (!disposing || handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+			if (handle == IntPtr.Zero)
 				return;
 
 			NativeMethods.cairo_surface_destroy (handle);