diff --git a/StOptional.java b/StOptional.java
index 308d29c..413fe73 100644
--- a/StOptional.java
+++ b/StOptional.java
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ public final class StOptional {
    * @return boolean true if null or empty, false otherwise
    */
   public static final boolean nullish(Optional<?> o) {
-    if (o == null || o.isEmpty())
-      return true;
-    return false;
+    return (o == null || o.isEmpty());
   }
 }
diff --git a/example.java b/example.java
index f3d8858..5fd00af 100644
--- a/example.java
+++ b/example.java
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ final class StOptional {
    * @return boolean true if null or empty, false otherwise
    */
   public static final boolean nullish(Optional<?> o) {
-    if (o == null || o.isEmpty())
-      return true;
-    return false;
+    return (o == null || o.isEmpty());
   }
 }