diff --git a/ios/Artsy/Networking/API_Modules/ArtsyAPI+DeviceTokens.m b/ios/Artsy/Networking/API_Modules/ArtsyAPI+DeviceTokens.m
index b9b3cda3069..8654c62218e 100644
--- a/ios/Artsy/Networking/API_Modules/ArtsyAPI+DeviceTokens.m
+++ b/ios/Artsy/Networking/API_Modules/ArtsyAPI+DeviceTokens.m
@@ -10,23 +10,17 @@ @implementation ArtsyAPI (DeviceTokens)
 + (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)setAPNTokenForCurrentDevice:(NSString *)token success:(void (^)(id response))success failure:(void (^)(NSError *error))failure
 {
     NSString *name = [[UIDevice currentDevice] name];
-    
+
     if (token && name) {
         NSURLRequest *request = [ARRouter newSetDeviceAPNTokenRequest:token forDevice:name];
 
-        // TODO: Is it a problem that this can be nil?
-        // Should we fail loudly? Wait for the httpClient to be ready?
-        if (!request) {
-            return nil;
-        }
-
         return [ArtsyAPI performRequest:request success:success failure:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
             if (failure) {
                 failure(error);
             }
         }];
     }
-    
+
     return nil;
 }
 
@@ -39,10 +33,6 @@ + (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)deleteAPNTokenForCurrentDeviceWithCompletion:(void (
     }
     NSURLRequest *request = [ARRouter newDeleteDeviceRequest:token];
 
-    if (!request) {
-        completion();
-        return nil;
-    }
     return [ArtsyAPI performRequest:request success:^ (id _) {
         completion();
     } failure:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {