diff --git a/volatility3/framework/plugins/linux/check_syscall.py b/volatility3/framework/plugins/linux/check_syscall.py
index 729a0bec6..87d252cd5 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/plugins/linux/check_syscall.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/plugins/linux/check_syscall.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class Check_syscall(plugins.PluginInterface):
         except exceptions.SymbolError:
             ia32_symbol = None
 
-        if ia32_symbol != None:
+        if ia32_symbol is not None:
             ia32_info = self._get_table_info(vmlinux, "ia32_sys_call_table", ptr_sz)
             tables.append(("32bit", ia32_info))
 
diff --git a/volatility3/framework/symbols/windows/extensions/__init__.py b/volatility3/framework/symbols/windows/extensions/__init__.py
index ae7c45d04..55f237581 100755
--- a/volatility3/framework/symbols/windows/extensions/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/symbols/windows/extensions/__init__.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class MMVAD_SHORT(objects.StructType):
 
         if tag in ["VadS", "VadF"]:
             target = "_MMVAD_SHORT"
-        elif tag != None and tag.startswith("Vad"):
+        elif tag is not None and tag.startswith("Vad"):
             target = "_MMVAD"
         elif depth == 0:
             # the root node at depth 0 is allowed to not have a tag
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ class EPROCESS(generic.GenericIntelProcess, pool.ExecutiveObject):
         except AttributeError:
             return False
 
-        return value != 0 and value != None
+        return not value
 
     def get_vad_root(self):