diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp
index 887de5276..67c9c21fa 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp
@@ -143,12 +143,6 @@ bool FRenderState::ApplyShader()
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!activeShader)
-	{
-		assert(0); // We should not be getting to this point!
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	glVertexAttrib4fv(VATTR_COLOR, mColor.vec);
 	glVertexAttrib4fv(VATTR_NORMAL, mNormal.vec);
 	//activeShader->muObjectColor2.Set(mObjectColor2);
@@ -373,8 +367,7 @@ void FRenderState::ApplyLightIndex(int index)
 		{
 			index = GLRenderer->mLights->BindUBO(index);
 		}
-		if (activeShader)
-			activeShader->muLightIndex.Set(index);
+		activeShader->muLightIndex.Set(index);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gl/shaders/gl_shader.cpp b/src/gl/shaders/gl_shader.cpp
index 6c9ee416d..41b6c18a1 100644
--- a/src/gl/shaders/gl_shader.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/shaders/gl_shader.cpp
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ void gl_ParseHardwareShader(FScanner &sc, int deflump)
 
 		PostProcessShader shaderdesc;
 		shaderdesc.Target = sc.String;
-		shaderdesc.Target.ToLower();
 
 		bool validTarget = false;
 		if (sc.Compare("beforebloom")) validTarget = true;