diff --git a/C4/Circulation.pm b/C4/Circulation.pm
index 37f416ba36..9d7c499fdb 100644
--- a/C4/Circulation.pm
+++ b/C4/Circulation.pm
@@ -3445,7 +3445,7 @@ sub AddRenewal {
 
     $borrowernumber ||= $issue->borrowernumber;
 
-    if ( defined $datedue && ref $datedue ne 'DateTime' ) {
+    if ( $datedue && ref $datedue ne 'DateTime' ) {
         $datedue = dt_from_string( $datedue, 'sql' );
     }
 
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
index a2d7bee45c..1abb408a34 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Circulation:
               choices:
                   1: Allow
                   0: "Don't allow"
-            - staff to renew items that are on hold by manually specifying a due date.
+            - staff to renew items that are on hold.
         -
             - pref: AllowItemsOnHoldCheckoutSIP
               choices: