diff --git a/uppsrc/GridCtrl/GridUtils.h b/uppsrc/GridCtrl/GridUtils.h
index 6c919e0d5..b43691328 100644
--- a/uppsrc/GridCtrl/GridUtils.h
+++ b/uppsrc/GridCtrl/GridUtils.h
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ inline int32 Round(double a)
 #ifdef flagDEBUG
 #define LG LogGui
 #else
-#define LG
+inline void LG_Dummy_Nop__(int level, const char *fmt, ...) {} // needed to silence CLANG warnings
+inline void LG_Dummy_Nop__(const char *fmt, ...) {} // about unused value
+#define LG LG_Dummy_Nop__
 #endif
 #define LGR LogGui
 
diff --git a/uppsrc/Web/util.h b/uppsrc/Web/util.h
index 41a9d0da2..0e00bfcf4 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Web/util.h
+++ b/uppsrc/Web/util.h
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ public:
 		ASSERT(refcount == 0);
 	}
 
-	void           AddRef() const      { if(this) AtomicInc(refcount); }
+	void           AddRef() const      { AtomicInc(refcount); }
 	int            GetRefCount() const { return refcount; }
-	void           Release() const     { if(this && !AtomicDec(refcount)) delete this; }
+	void           Release() const     { if(!AtomicDec(refcount)) delete this; }
 #ifdef REF_DEBUG
 	int            GetAllocIndex() const { return allocindex; }
 #endif//REF_DEBUG