diff --git a/checks.c b/checks.c
index 67237ff..cce0cca 100644
--- a/checks.c
+++ b/checks.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void check_property_name_chars_strict(struct check *c,
 			continue;
 
 		/* Certain names are whitelisted */
-		if (strcmp(name, "device_type") == 0)
+		if (streq(name, "device_type"))
 			continue;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/livetree.c b/livetree.c
index 994b6c2..36be9af 100644
--- a/livetree.c
+++ b/livetree.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void delete_property_by_name(struct node *node, char *name)
 	struct property *prop = node->proplist;
 
 	while (prop) {
-		if (!strcmp(prop->name, name)) {
+		if (streq(prop->name, name)) {
 			delete_property(prop);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void delete_node_by_name(struct node *parent, char *name)
 	struct node *node = parent->children;
 
 	while (node) {
-		if (!strcmp(node->name, name)) {
+		if (streq(node->name, name)) {
 			delete_node(node);
 			return;
 		}