diff --git a/src/bin/copy.c b/src/bin/copy.c
index bc3d14cd7..945affe4c 100644
--- a/src/bin/copy.c
+++ b/src/bin/copy.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int copy(const char *src, const char *dst, const char *remote_user)
 			else {
 				snprintf(adjust, sizeof(adjust), "/tmp/%s.cfg", srcds->name);
 				fn = tmpfn = adjust;
-				remove(tmpfn);
+				(void)remove(tmpfn);
 				rc = systemf("sysrepocfg -d %s -X%s -f json", srcds->sysrepocfg, fn);
 			}
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static int copy(const char *src, const char *dst, const char *remote_user)
 			}
 			snprintf(adjust, sizeof(adjust), "/tmp/%s", fn);
 			fn = tmpfn = adjust;
-			remove(tmpfn);
+			(void)remove(tmpfn);
 		} else {
 			fn = cfg_adjust(src, NULL, adjust, sizeof(adjust), sanitize);
 			if (!fn) {
diff --git a/src/bin/util.c b/src/bin/util.c
index 629ecfde1..6432bf776 100644
--- a/src/bin/util.c
+++ b/src/bin/util.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ char *cfg_adjust(const char *fn, const char *tmpl, char *buf, size_t len, int sa
 		}
 
 		/* If file exists, resolve symlinks and verify still in whitelist */
-		if (!access(fn, F_OK) && realpath(fn, resolved)) {
+		if (realpath(fn, resolved)) {
 			if (!path_allowed(resolved))
 				return NULL;
 			fn = resolved;