diff --git a/libs/libxx/libcxxmini/libxx_new.cxx b/libs/libxx/libcxxmini/libxx_new.cxx
index 997ab87ea2..be78cc7df0 100644
--- a/libs/libxx/libcxxmini/libxx_new.cxx
+++ b/libs/libxx/libcxxmini/libxx_new.cxx
@@ -48,13 +48,6 @@
 
 FAR void *operator new(std::size_t nbytes)
 {
-  // We have to allocate something
-
-  if (nbytes < 1)
-    {
-      nbytes = 1;
-    }
-
   // Perform the allocation
 
   FAR void *alloc = lib_malloc(nbytes);
diff --git a/libs/libxx/libcxxmini/libxx_newa.cxx b/libs/libxx/libcxxmini/libxx_newa.cxx
index f0d3eb07d5..f0788026b6 100644
--- a/libs/libxx/libcxxmini/libxx_newa.cxx
+++ b/libs/libxx/libcxxmini/libxx_newa.cxx
@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@
 
 FAR void *operator new[](std::size_t nbytes)
 {
-  // We have to allocate something
-
-  if (nbytes < 1)
-    {
-      nbytes = 1;
-    }
-
   // Perform the allocation
 
   FAR void *alloc = lib_malloc(nbytes);