diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/localtime/LocalTimeProtocol.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/localtime/LocalTimeProtocol.java
index 7946fef1a8..8628f34d64 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/localtime/LocalTimeProtocol.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/localtime/LocalTimeProtocol.java
@@ -225,15 +225,10 @@ public final class LocalTimeProtocol {
     private void initFields() {
       continent_ = org.jboss.netty.example.localtime.LocalTimeProtocol.Continent.AFRICA;
     }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isInitialized() {
-      if (!hasContinent) {
-        return false;
-    }
-      if (!hasCity) {
-        return false;
-    }
-      return true;
+      return hasContinent && hasCity;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -1000,10 +995,7 @@ public final class LocalTimeProtocol {
       if (!hasMinute) {
         return false;
     }
-      if (!hasSecond) {
-        return false;
-    }
-      return true;
+      return hasSecond;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/DefaultCookie.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/DefaultCookie.java
index 90fdf70dfa..d938b21069 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/DefaultCookie.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/DefaultCookie.java
@@ -288,11 +288,7 @@ public class DefaultCookie implements Cookie {
         } else if (that.getDomain() == null) {
             return false;
         }
-        if (!getDomain().equalsIgnoreCase(that.getDomain())) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
+	    return getDomain().equalsIgnoreCase(that.getDomain());
     }
 
     @Override