diff --git a/layers/mem_tracker.cpp b/layers/mem_tracker.cpp
index 8319258..7fe5e67 100644
--- a/layers/mem_tracker.cpp
+++ b/layers/mem_tracker.cpp
@@ -1276,7 +1276,6 @@
                 if (!(pObjectInfo->create_info.fence_create_info.flags & VK_FENCE_CREATE_SIGNALED_BIT)) {
                     log_msg(mdd(device), VK_DBG_REPORT_ERROR_BIT, VK_OBJECT_TYPE_FENCE, pFences[i], 0, MEMTRACK_INVALID_FENCE_STATE, "MEM",
                             "Fence %p submitted to VkResetFences in UNSIGNALED STATE", pFences[i]);
-                    result = VK_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE;
                 }
                 else {
                     pObjectInfo->create_info.fence_create_info.flags =
diff --git a/layers/param_checker.cpp b/layers/param_checker.cpp
index f894fdd..9491588 100644
--- a/layers/param_checker.cpp
+++ b/layers/param_checker.cpp
@@ -2206,14 +2206,6 @@
         return;
     }
 
-
-    if(fence == nullptr)
-    {
-        log_msg(mdd(queue), VK_DBG_REPORT_WARN_BIT, (VkObjectType)0, NULL, 0, 1, "PARAMCHECK",
-        "vkQueueSubmit parameter, VkFence fence, is null pointer");
-        return;
-    }
-
     if(result != VK_SUCCESS)
     {
         std::string reason = "vkQueueSubmit parameter, VkResult result, is " + EnumeratorString(result);
@@ -7449,13 +7441,6 @@
         "vkCmdBindDescriptorSets parameter, const VkDescriptorSet* pDescriptorSets, is null pointer");
         return;
     }
-
-    if(pDynamicOffsets == nullptr)
-    {
-        log_msg(mdd(cmdBuffer), VK_DBG_REPORT_WARN_BIT, (VkObjectType)0, NULL, 0, 1, "PARAMCHECK",
-        "vkCmdBindDescriptorSets parameter, const uint32_t* pDynamicOffsets, is null pointer");
-        return;
-    }
 }
 
 void PostCmdBindDescriptorSets(
diff --git a/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp b/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp
index e02467a..de740d9 100644
--- a/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@
 }
 #endif
 #if OBJ_TRACKER_TESTS
-
 TEST_F(VkLayerTest, RasterStateNotBound)
 {
     VkFlags msgFlags;
@@ -2071,7 +2070,6 @@
 }
 #endif
 #endif
-
 #if SHADER_CHECKER_TESTS
 TEST_F(VkLayerTest, CreatePipelineVertexOutputNotConsumed)
 {