diff --git a/ui-commit.c b/ui-commit.c
index aa1892f..5ac79c0 100644
--- a/ui-commit.c
+++ b/ui-commit.c
@@ -107,28 +107,22 @@
 	}
 	html("</table>\n");
 	html("<div class='commit-subject'>");
-	if (ctx.repo->commit_filter)
-		cgit_open_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
+	cgit_open_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
 	html_txt(info->subject);
-	if (ctx.repo->commit_filter)
-		cgit_close_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
+	cgit_close_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
 	show_commit_decorations(commit);
 	html("</div>");
 	html("<div class='commit-msg'>");
-	if (ctx.repo->commit_filter)
-		cgit_open_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
+	cgit_open_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
 	html_txt(info->msg);
-	if (ctx.repo->commit_filter)
-		cgit_close_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
+	cgit_close_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
 	html("</div>");
 	if (notes.len != 0) {
 		html("<div class='notes-header'>Notes</div>");
 		html("<div class='notes'>");
-		if (ctx.repo->commit_filter)
-			cgit_open_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
+		cgit_open_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
 		html_txt(notes.buf);
-		if (ctx.repo->commit_filter)
-			cgit_close_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
+		cgit_close_filter(ctx.repo->commit_filter);
 		html("</div>");
 		html("<div class='notes-footer'></div>");
 	}