diff --git a/src/content_sao.cpp b/src/content_sao.cpp
index 5fb8f936e..dff222f42 100644
--- a/src/content_sao.cpp
+++ b/src/content_sao.cpp
@@ -838,10 +838,7 @@ void PlayerSAO::removingFromEnvironment()
 {
 	ServerActiveObject::removingFromEnvironment();
 	if (m_player->getPlayerSAO() == this) {
-		m_player->peer_id = 0;
-		m_env->savePlayer(m_player);
-		m_player->setPlayerSAO(NULL);
-		m_env->removePlayer(m_player);
+		unlinkPlayerSessionAndSave();
 		for (UNORDERED_SET<u32>::iterator it = m_attached_particle_spawners.begin();
 			it != m_attached_particle_spawners.end(); ++it) {
 			m_env->deleteParticleSpawner(*it, false);
@@ -1340,15 +1337,20 @@ void PlayerSAO::setWieldIndex(int i)
 	}
 }
 
+// Erase the peer id and make the object for removal
 void PlayerSAO::disconnected()
 {
 	m_peer_id = 0;
 	m_removed = true;
-	if(m_player->getPlayerSAO() == this)
-	{
-		m_player->setPlayerSAO(NULL);
-		m_player->peer_id = 0;
-	}
+}
+
+void PlayerSAO::unlinkPlayerSessionAndSave()
+{
+	assert(m_player->getPlayerSAO() == this);
+	m_player->peer_id = 0;
+	m_env->savePlayer(m_player);
+	m_player->setPlayerSAO(NULL);
+	m_env->removePlayer(m_player);
 }
 
 std::string PlayerSAO::getPropertyPacket()
diff --git a/src/content_sao.h b/src/content_sao.h
index 5d837a466..f58c7dadb 100644
--- a/src/content_sao.h
+++ b/src/content_sao.h
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	std::string getPropertyPacket();
+	void unlinkPlayerSessionAndSave();
 
 	RemotePlayer *m_player;
 	u16 m_peer_id;
diff --git a/src/remoteplayer.cpp b/src/remoteplayer.cpp
index f4a79dd08..67ab89113 100644
--- a/src/remoteplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/remoteplayer.cpp
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ void RemotePlayer::serialize(std::ostream &os)
 	args.set("name", m_name);
 	//args.set("password", m_password);
 
-	if (m_sao) {
-		args.setS32("hp", m_sao->getHP());
-		args.setV3F("position", m_sao->getBasePosition());
-		args.setFloat("pitch", m_sao->getPitch());
-		args.setFloat("yaw", m_sao->getYaw());
-		args.setS32("breath", m_sao->getBreath());
-	}
+	// This should not happen
+	assert(m_sao);
+	args.setS32("hp", m_sao->getHP());
+	args.setV3F("position", m_sao->getBasePosition());
+	args.setFloat("pitch", m_sao->getPitch());
+	args.setFloat("yaw", m_sao->getYaw());
+	args.setS32("breath", m_sao->getBreath());
 
 	args.writeLines(os);
 
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index cd526ad77..48331e4f8 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -2654,7 +2654,7 @@ void Server::DeleteClient(u16 peer_id, ClientDeletionReason reason)
 		RemotePlayer *player = m_env->getPlayer(peer_id);
 
 		/* Run scripts and remove from environment */
-		if(player != NULL) {
+		if (player != NULL) {
 			PlayerSAO *playersao = player->getPlayerSAO();
 			assert(playersao);