diff --git a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
index f1de6f757f..46a353dce0 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
@@ -1152,10 +1152,7 @@ proc isSimpleExpr(n: PNode): bool =
       if n[i].kind notin {nkCommentStmt, nkEmpty}: return false
     result = isSimpleExpr(n.lastSon)
   else:
-    if n.isAtom:
-      result = true
-    else:
-      result = false
+    result = n.isAtom
 
 proc genAndOr(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, m: TMagic) =
   # how to generate code?
diff --git a/compiler/jsgen.nim b/compiler/jsgen.nim
index 1a31547534..8659d511bf 100644
--- a/compiler/jsgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/jsgen.nim
@@ -348,10 +348,7 @@ proc isSimpleExpr(p: PProc; n: PNode): bool =
       if n[i].kind notin {nkCommentStmt, nkEmpty}: return false
     result = isSimpleExpr(p, n.lastSon)
   else:
-    if n.isAtom:
-      result = true
-    else:
-      result = false
+    result = n.isAtom
 
 proc getTemp(p: PProc, defineInLocals: bool = true): Rope =
   inc(p.unique)