diff --git a/src/curve.rs b/src/curve.rs
index b2206d3..ff82477 100644
--- a/src/curve.rs
+++ b/src/curve.rs
@@ -470,13 +470,7 @@ pub trait IsIdentity {
 /// constructor.
 impl<T> IsIdentity for T where T: CTEq + Identity {
     fn is_identity(&self) -> bool {
-        let identity: T = T::identity();
-
-        if self.ct_eq(&identity) == 1u8 {
-            return true;
-        } else {
-            return false;
-        }
+        self.ct_eq(&T::identity()) == 1u8
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scalar.rs b/src/scalar.rs
index f7808e3..5d6a5ec 100644
--- a/src/scalar.rs
+++ b/src/scalar.rs
@@ -72,13 +72,7 @@ impl PartialEq for Scalar {
     ///
     /// True if they are equal, and false otherwise.
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        let equal: u8 = arrays_equal_ct(&self.0, &other.0);
-
-        if equal == 1u8 {
-            return true;
-        } else {
-            return false;
-        }
+        arrays_equal_ct(&self.0, &other.0) == 1u8
     }
 }