diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index fb75cb9f..2e8be7e5 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -694,9 +694,7 @@
       if (!_.isRegExp(route)) route = this._routeToRegExp(route);
       Backbone.history.route(route, _.bind(function(fragment) {
         var args = this._extractParameters(route, fragment);
-        if (callback){
-          callback.apply(this, args);
-        }
+        callback && callback.apply(this, args);
         this.trigger.apply(this, ['route:' + name].concat(args));
       }, this));
     },