diff --git a/tools/cache/fifo.go b/tools/cache/fifo.go
index edb2c8ed..f82bf22d 100644
--- a/tools/cache/fifo.go
+++ b/tools/cache/fifo.go
@@ -263,10 +263,7 @@ func (f *FIFO) GetByKey(key string) (item interface{}, exists bool, err error) {
 func (f *FIFO) IsClosed() bool {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
-	if f.closed {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return f.closed
 }
 
 // Pop waits until an item is ready and processes it. If multiple items are
diff --git a/tools/cache/heap.go b/tools/cache/heap.go
index e503a45a..819325e9 100644
--- a/tools/cache/heap.go
+++ b/tools/cache/heap.go
@@ -304,10 +304,7 @@ func (h *Heap) GetByKey(key string) (interface{}, bool, error) {
 func (h *Heap) IsClosed() bool {
 	h.lock.RLock()
 	defer h.lock.RUnlock()
-	if h.closed {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return h.closed
 }
 
 // NewHeap returns a Heap which can be used to queue up items to process.
diff --git a/tools/clientcmd/config.go b/tools/clientcmd/config.go
index 12c8b84f..31f89631 100644
--- a/tools/clientcmd/config.go
+++ b/tools/clientcmd/config.go
@@ -135,11 +135,7 @@ func (o *PathOptions) GetDefaultFilename() string {
 }
 
 func (o *PathOptions) IsExplicitFile() bool {
-	if len(o.LoadingRules.ExplicitPath) > 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
+	return len(o.LoadingRules.ExplicitPath) > 0
 }
 
 func (o *PathOptions) GetExplicitFile() string {
diff --git a/tools/record/util/util.go b/tools/record/util/util.go
index d1818a8d..afcc6a6a 100644
--- a/tools/record/util/util.go
+++ b/tools/record/util/util.go
@@ -36,9 +36,5 @@ func ValidateEventType(eventtype string) bool {
 func IsKeyNotFoundError(err error) bool {
 	statusErr, _ := err.(*errors.StatusError)
 
-	if statusErr != nil && statusErr.Status().Code == http.StatusNotFound {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
+	return statusErr != nil && statusErr.Status().Code == http.StatusNotFound
 }