diff --git a/lib/msun/src/k_tan.c b/lib/msun/src/k_tan.c
index 16b2dd00b2df..15145a6de87c 100644
--- a/lib/msun/src/k_tan.c
+++ b/lib/msun/src/k_tan.c
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ __kernel_tan(double x, double y, int iy) {
 		if ((int) x == 0) {		/* generate inexact */
 			u_int32_t low;
 			GET_LOW_WORD(low,x);
-			if (((ix | low) | (iy + 1)) == 0)
-				return one / fabs(x);
-			else {
+			{
 				if (iy == 1)
 					return x;
 				else {	/* compute -1 / (x+y) carefully */
diff --git a/lib/msun/src/k_tanf.c b/lib/msun/src/k_tanf.c
index 47aab9c3793d..e344787fd956 100644
--- a/lib/msun/src/k_tanf.c
+++ b/lib/msun/src/k_tanf.c
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ __kernel_tanf(float x, float y, int iy)
 	ix = hx&0x7fffffff;	/* high word of |x| */
 	if(ix<0x31800000) {			/* x < 2**-28 */
 		if ((int) x == 0) {		/* generate inexact */
-			if ((ix | (iy + 1)) == 0)
-				return one / fabsf(x);
-			else {
+			{
 				if (iy == 1)
 					return x;
 				else {	/* compute -1 / (x+y) carefully */