diff --git a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/endpoint/uphold/get_capabilities/get_capabilities.cc b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/endpoint/uphold/get_capabilities/get_capabilities.cc
index ba9fbc43b45..35f9751415c 100644
--- a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/endpoint/uphold/get_capabilities/get_capabilities.cc
+++ b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/endpoint/uphold/get_capabilities/get_capabilities.cc
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ namespace ledger {
 namespace endpoint {
 namespace uphold {
 
-GetCapabilities::GetCapabilities(LedgerImpl* ledger)
-    : ledger_((DCHECK(ledger), ledger)) {}
+GetCapabilities::GetCapabilities(LedgerImpl* ledger) : ledger_(ledger) {
+  DCHECK(ledger_);
+}
 
 GetCapabilities::~GetCapabilities() = default;
 
diff --git a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/promotion/promotion_transfer.cc b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/promotion/promotion_transfer.cc
index 3ae6afe4358..ee2d7cee8d7 100644
--- a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/promotion/promotion_transfer.cc
+++ b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/promotion/promotion_transfer.cc
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ namespace ledger {
 namespace promotion {
 
 PromotionTransfer::PromotionTransfer(LedgerImpl* ledger)
-    : ledger_((DCHECK(ledger), ledger)),
+    : ledger_(ledger),
       credentials_(
-          std::make_unique<credential::CredentialsPromotion>(ledger_)) {}
+          std::make_unique<credential::CredentialsPromotion>(ledger_)) {
+  DCHECK(ledger_);
+}
 
 PromotionTransfer::~PromotionTransfer() = default;