diff --git a/lib/less/parser.js b/lib/less/parser.js
index 4977aafd..1fca4673 100644
--- a/lib/less/parser.js
+++ b/lib/less/parser.js
@@ -223,11 +223,7 @@ less.Parser = function Parser(env) {
         if (typeof(tok) === 'string') {
             return input.charAt(i) === tok;
         } else {
-            if (tok.test(chunks[j])) {
-                return true;
-            } else {
-                return false;
-            }
+            return tok.test(chunks[j]);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/less/tree/rule.js b/lib/less/tree/rule.js
index f0ef9930..5fab422d 100644
--- a/lib/less/tree/rule.js
+++ b/lib/less/tree/rule.js
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ tree.Rule = function (name, value, important, merge, index, currentFileInfo, inl
     this.index = index;
     this.currentFileInfo = currentFileInfo;
     this.inline = inline || false;
-
-    if (name.charAt(0) === '@') {
-        this.variable = true;
-    } else { this.variable = false }
+    this.variable = (name.charAt(0) === '@');
 };
 
 tree.Rule.prototype = {