diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index fadf88554..a97a3e208 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -8670,9 +8670,9 @@ int oldoffice01_parse_hash (u8 *input_buf, u32 input_len, hash_t *hash_buf, MAYB
 
   encryptedVerifierHash_pos++;
 
-  u32 encryptedVerifierHash_len = input_len - 11 - version_len - 1 - osalt_len - 1 - encryptedVerifier_len - 1;
-
-  if (encryptedVerifierHash_len != 32) return (PARSER_SALT_LENGTH);
+  // The following check is implied (and therefore not needed aka dead code):
+  // u32 encryptedVerifierHash_len = input_len - 11 - version_len - 1 - osalt_len - 1 - encryptedVerifier_len - 1;
+  // if (encryptedVerifierHash_len != 32) return (PARSER_SALT_LENGTH);
 
   const u32 version = *version_pos - 0x30;
 
@@ -8927,9 +8927,9 @@ int oldoffice34_parse_hash (u8 *input_buf, u32 input_len, hash_t *hash_buf, MAYB
 
   encryptedVerifierHash_pos++;
 
-  u32 encryptedVerifierHash_len = input_len - 11 - version_len - 1 - osalt_len - 1 - encryptedVerifier_len - 1;
-
-  if (encryptedVerifierHash_len != 40) return (PARSER_SALT_LENGTH);
+  // The following check is implied (and therefore not needed aka dead code):
+  // u32 encryptedVerifierHash_len = input_len - 11 - version_len - 1 - osalt_len - 1 - encryptedVerifier_len - 1;
+  // if (encryptedVerifierHash_len != 40) return (PARSER_SALT_LENGTH);
 
   const u32 version = *version_pos - 0x30;