diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessSimpleMetadata.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessSimpleMetadata.java
index 063b613c420..6924b42eead 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessSimpleMetadata.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/createprocess/ProcessSimpleMetadata.java
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ protected BiConsumer<Division<?>, String> getStructureFieldSetters(MetadataViewI
      * @return whether the field is editable
      */
     public boolean isEditable() {
-        return Objects.isNull(settings) || settings.isEditable();
+        return settings.isEditable();
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isUndefined() {
-        return Objects.isNull(settings) || settings.isUndefined();
+        return settings.isUndefined();
     }
 
     public boolean isRequired() {