diff --git a/src/common/ZipHandler.cxx b/src/common/ZipHandler.cxx
index fa3f79e73..e9dbbe72d 100644
--- a/src/common/ZipHandler.cxx
+++ b/src/common/ZipHandler.cxx
@@ -579,9 +579,13 @@ ZipHandler::zip_error
   z_stream stream;
   int zerr;
 
+#if 0
+  // TODO - check newer versions of ZIP, and determine why this specific
+  //        version (0x14) is important
   /* make sure we don't need a newer mechanism */
   if (zip->header.version_needed > 0x14)
     return ZIPERR_UNSUPPORTED;
+#endif
 
   /* reset the stream */
   memset(&stream, 0, sizeof(stream));
diff --git a/src/emucore/FSNode.cxx b/src/emucore/FSNode.cxx
index 1d694e3ee..922d25780 100644
--- a/src/emucore/FSNode.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/FSNode.cxx
@@ -96,10 +96,7 @@ FilesystemNode FilesystemNode::getParent() const
     return *this;
 
   AbstractFSNode* node = _realNode->getParent();
-  if (node == 0)
-    return *this;
-  else
-    return FilesystemNode(node);
+  return (node == 0) ? *this : FilesystemNode(node);
 }
 
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