diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h
index b7f9d505b..241cae7b6 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public: \
          Con::errorf("%s(%s)::_set%s() - image asset failure\"%s\" due to [%s]", macroText(className), getName(), macroText(name), _in, ImageAsset::getAssetErrstrn(m##name##Asset->getStatus()).c_str());\
          return false; \
       }\
-      else if (bool(m##name) == NULL)\
+      else if (m##name)\
       {\
          Con::errorf("%s(%s)::_set%s() - Couldn't load image \"%s\"", macroText(className), getName(), macroText(name), _in);\
          return false;\
diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/MaterialAsset.h b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/MaterialAsset.h
index b91483a07..e046b31bd 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/MaterialAsset.h
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/MaterialAsset.h
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public: \
          Con::errorf("%s::_set%s() - material asset failure\"%s\" due to [%s]", macroText(className), macroText(name), _in, MaterialAsset::getAssetErrstrn(m##name##Asset->getStatus()).c_str());\
          return false; \
       }\
-      else if (bool(m##name) == NULL)\
+      else if (m##name)\
       {\
          Con::errorf("%s::_set%s() - Couldn't load material \"%s\"", macroText(className), macroText(name), _in);\
          return false;\
diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ShapeAsset.h b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ShapeAsset.h
index 4265bea22..b5bc0a97a 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ShapeAsset.h
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ShapeAsset.h
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public: \
          Con::errorf("%s(%s)::_set%s() - shape asset failure \"%s\" due to [%s]", macroText(className), getName(), macroText(name), _in, ShapeAsset::getAssetErrstrn(m##name##Asset->getStatus()).c_str());\
          return false; \
       }\
-      else if (bool(m##name) == NULL)\
+      else if (m##name)\
       {\
          Con::errorf("%s(%s)::_set%s() - Couldn't load shape \"%s\"", macroText(className), getName(), macroText(name), _in);\
          return false;\
diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h
index a63e14cdf..bbaeaef9d 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public: \
          Con::errorf("%s(%s)::_set%s() - sound asset failure\"%s\" due to [%s]", macroText(className), getName(), macroText(name), _in, ShapeAsset::getAssetErrstrn(m##name##Asset->getStatus()).c_str());\
          return false; \
       }\
-      else if (bool(m##name) == NULL)\
+      else if (m##name)\
       {\
          Con::errorf("%s(%s)::_set%s() - Couldn't load sound \"%s\"", macroText(className), getName(), macroText(name), _in);\
          return false;\