Simplify test.
diff --git a/commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs3/auxiliary/lateral/socket/tcp/LateralTCPService.java b/commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs3/auxiliary/lateral/socket/tcp/LateralTCPService.java
index 81f4eb2..0e89e4b 100644
--- a/commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs3/auxiliary/lateral/socket/tcp/LateralTCPService.java
+++ b/commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs3/auxiliary/lateral/socket/tcp/LateralTCPService.java
@@ -231,11 +231,7 @@
             led.command = LateralCommand.GET;
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // Need to cast from Object
             ICacheElement<K, V> response = (ICacheElement<K, V>)sender.sendAndReceive( led );
-            if ( response != null )
-            {
-                return response;
-            }
-            return null;
+            return response;
         }
         else
         {