diff --git a/Target.cc b/Target.cc
index 48e643ed4..9a675d866 100644
--- a/Target.cc
+++ b/Target.cc
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ bool Target::timedOut(const struct timeval *now) {
     used += TIMEVAL_MSEC_SUBTRACT(tv, htn.toclock_start);
   }
 
-  return (used > o.host_timeout)? true : false;
+  return (used > o.host_timeout);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/nping/NpingTarget.cc b/nping/NpingTarget.cc
index 30b227f98..05d5567a9 100644
--- a/nping/NpingTarget.cc
+++ b/nping/NpingTarget.cc
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ int NpingTarget::setNamedHost(bool val){
 
 bool NpingTarget::isNamedHost(){
   assert(this->namedhost==1 || this->namedhost==0 );
-  return (this->namedhost==1) ? true : false;
+  return (this->namedhost==1);
 } /* End of isNamedHost() */
 
 
diff --git a/scan_engine.cc b/scan_engine.cc
index 045f790ad..53add55d9 100644
--- a/scan_engine.cc
+++ b/scan_engine.cc
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ bool UltraScanInfo::sendOK(struct timeval *when) {
   if (when)
     *when = lowhtime;
 
-  return (TIMEVAL_MSEC_SUBTRACT(lowhtime, now) == 0) ? true : false;
+  return (TIMEVAL_MSEC_SUBTRACT(lowhtime, now) == 0);
 }
 
 /* Find a HostScanStats by its IP address in the incomplete and completed lists.