diff --git a/module/Core/src/Repository/ShortUrlRepository.php b/module/Core/src/Repository/ShortUrlRepository.php
index b4a2ec6e..4fa6fbd1 100644
--- a/module/Core/src/Repository/ShortUrlRepository.php
+++ b/module/Core/src/Repository/ShortUrlRepository.php
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ class ShortUrlRepository extends EntitySpecificationRepository implements ShortU
                ->andWhere($qb->expr()->in('t.name', $tags));
         }
 
-        if ($spec) {
-            $this->applySpecification($qb, $spec, 's');
-        }
+        $this->applySpecification($qb, $spec, 's');
 
         return $qb;
     }
@@ -198,9 +196,7 @@ class ShortUrlRepository extends EntitySpecificationRepository implements ShortU
 
         $this->whereDomainIs($qb, $domain);
 
-        if ($spec !== null) {
-            $this->applySpecification($qb, $spec, 's');
-        }
+        $this->applySpecification($qb, $spec, 's');
 
         return $qb;
     }
diff --git a/module/Core/src/Repository/TagRepository.php b/module/Core/src/Repository/TagRepository.php
index 71d291ef..a2cb5bfd 100644
--- a/module/Core/src/Repository/TagRepository.php
+++ b/module/Core/src/Repository/TagRepository.php
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ class TagRepository extends EntitySpecificationRepository implements TagReposito
            ->groupBy('t')
            ->orderBy('t.name', 'ASC');
 
-        if ($spec !== null) {
-            $this->applySpecification($qb, $spec, 't');
-        }
+        $this->applySpecification($qb, $spec, 't');
 
         $query = $qb->getQuery();