diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/ChangeLogReport.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/ChangeLogReport.java
index 3416cef..319bd6d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/ChangeLogReport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/ChangeLogReport.java
@@ -1437,9 +1437,7 @@
         {
             return false;
         }
-        else
-        {
-            return true;
-        }
+
+        return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/DeveloperActivityReport.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/DeveloperActivityReport.java
index 089b93b..d4e218a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/DeveloperActivityReport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/DeveloperActivityReport.java
@@ -201,12 +201,10 @@
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    devCommits = (LinkedList) commits.get( id );
 
-                    devFiles = (HashMap) files.get( id );
-                }
+                devCommits = (LinkedList) commits.get( id );
+
+                devFiles = (HashMap) files.get( id );
             }
             else
             {