diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
index d8d7934bf6..5a0ae11f0b 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -682,10 +682,10 @@ static void MutateTx(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& command,
     else if (command == "outaddr")
         MutateTxAddOutAddr(tx, commandVal);
     else if (command == "outpubkey") {
-        if (!ecc) { ecc.reset(new Secp256k1Init()); }
+        ecc.reset(new Secp256k1Init());
         MutateTxAddOutPubKey(tx, commandVal);
     } else if (command == "outmultisig") {
-        if (!ecc) { ecc.reset(new Secp256k1Init()); }
+        ecc.reset(new Secp256k1Init());
         MutateTxAddOutMultiSig(tx, commandVal);
     } else if (command == "outscript")
         MutateTxAddOutScript(tx, commandVal);
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static void MutateTx(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& command,
         MutateTxAddOutData(tx, commandVal);
 
     else if (command == "sign") {
-        if (!ecc) { ecc.reset(new Secp256k1Init()); }
+        ecc.reset(new Secp256k1Init());
         MutateTxSign(tx, commandVal);
     }