diff --git a/login/change_password.php b/login/change_password.php
index 5188ea52b07a6..b020cb3ae971a 100644
--- a/login/change_password.php
+++ b/login/change_password.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 $id = optional_param('id', SITEID, PARAM_INT); // current course
 
 $url = new moodle_url('/login/change_password.php');
-if ($id !== SITEID) {
+if ($id != SITEID) {
     $url->param('id', $id);
 }
 $PAGE->set_url($url);
diff --git a/message/edit.php b/message/edit.php
index c3ed9f19263e6..d04c78eaee9a0 100644
--- a/message/edit.php
+++ b/message/edit.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 if ($userid !== $USER->id) {
     $url->param('id', $userid);
 }
-if ($course !== SITEID) {
+if ($course != SITEID) {
     $url->param('course', $course);
 }
 $PAGE->set_url($url);
diff --git a/notes/index.php b/notes/index.php
index 53fed7dcd215d..005944910e8de 100644
--- a/notes/index.php
+++ b/notes/index.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 $filterselect = optional_param('filterselect', 0, PARAM_INT);
 
 $url = new moodle_url('/notes/index.php');
-if ($courseid !== SITEID) {
+if ($courseid != SITEID) {
     $url->param('course', $courseid);
 }
 if ($userid !== 0) {
diff --git a/pluginfile.php b/pluginfile.php
index de9730363b5b7..c62b413219526 100644
--- a/pluginfile.php
+++ b/pluginfile.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
         //TODO: nobody implemented this yet in grade edit form!!
         send_file_not_found();
 
-        if ($CFG->forcelogin || $course->id !== SITEID) {
+        if ($CFG->forcelogin || $course->id != SITEID) {
             require_login($course);
         }
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 
         // Respect forcelogin and require login unless this is the site.... it probably
         // should NEVER be the site
-        if ($CFG->forcelogin || $course->id !== SITEID) {
+        if ($CFG->forcelogin || $course->id != SITEID) {
             require_login($course);
         }
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
     } else if ($filearea === 'section') {
         if ($CFG->forcelogin) {
             require_login($course);
-        } else if ($course->id !== SITEID) {
+        } else if ($course->id != SITEID) {
             require_login($course);
         }
 
diff --git a/repository/manage_instances.php b/repository/manage_instances.php
index 3973ddaee8390..5478dd67e0edc 100644
--- a/repository/manage_instances.php
+++ b/repository/manage_instances.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     $url->param('contextid', $contextid);
     $baseurl->param('contextid', $contextid);
 }
-if ($usercourseid !== SITEID) {
+if ($usercourseid != SITEID) {
     $url->param('usercourseid', $usercourseid);
 }