diff --git a/AK/TypedTransfer.h b/AK/TypedTransfer.h
index cc18fb97175..4b11b071928 100644
--- a/AK/TypedTransfer.h
+++ b/AK/TypedTransfer.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
 
     static bool compare(T const* a, T const* b, size_t count)
     {
-        if (count == 0)
+        if (count == 0 || a == b)
             return true;
 
         if constexpr (Traits<T>::is_trivial())
diff --git a/AK/Utf16View.h b/AK/Utf16View.h
index 60d45cdf9be..24ce71d62e4 100644
--- a/AK/Utf16View.h
+++ b/AK/Utf16View.h
@@ -463,17 +463,10 @@ public:
         if (needle.length_in_code_units() > length_in_code_units())
             return false;
 
-        if (has_ascii_storage() && needle.has_ascii_storage()) {
-            if (m_string.ascii == needle.m_string.ascii)
-                return true;
+        if (has_ascii_storage() && needle.has_ascii_storage())
             return ascii_span().starts_with(needle.ascii_span());
-        }
-
-        if (!has_ascii_storage() && !needle.has_ascii_storage()) {
-            if (m_string.utf16 == needle.m_string.utf16)
-                return true;
+        if (!has_ascii_storage() && !needle.has_ascii_storage())
             return utf16_span().starts_with(needle.utf16_span());
-        }
 
         for (auto this_it = begin(), needle_it = needle.begin(); needle_it != needle.end(); ++needle_it, ++this_it) {
             if (*this_it != *needle_it)