diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control_test.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control_test.go
index 31ea8ac4674..e2428d64852 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control_test.go
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@ func TestStatefulPodControlUpdatePodConflictSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		if !conflict {
 			conflict = true
 			return true, update.GetObject(), apierrors.NewConflict(action.GetResource().GroupResource(), pod.Name, errors.New("conflict"))
-		} else {
-			return true, update.GetObject(), nil
 		}
+		return true, update.GetObject(), nil
+
 	})
 	pod.Name = "goo-0"
 	if err := control.UpdateStatefulPod(set, pod); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_status_updater_test.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_status_updater_test.go
index 1f4ab9c5b81..8cbb25da6f5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_status_updater_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_status_updater_test.go
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ func TestStatefulSetStatusUpdaterUpdateReplicasConflict(t *testing.T) {
 		if !conflict {
 			conflict = true
 			return true, update.GetObject(), apierrors.NewConflict(action.GetResource().GroupResource(), set.Name, errors.New("Object already exists"))
-		} else {
-			return true, update.GetObject(), nil
 		}
+		return true, update.GetObject(), nil
+
 	})
 	if err := updater.UpdateStatefulSetStatus(set, &status); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("UpdateStatefulSetStatus returned an error: %s", err)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_test.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_test.go
index 7d9a7cc1629..e1762152a38 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_test.go
@@ -648,11 +648,11 @@ func scaleUpStatefulSetController(set *apps.StatefulSet, ssc *StatefulSetControl
 		if err := assertMonotonicInvariants(set, spc); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if obj, _, err := spc.setsIndexer.Get(set); err != nil {
+		obj, _, err := spc.setsIndexer.Get(set)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			set = obj.(*apps.StatefulSet)
 		}
+		set = obj.(*apps.StatefulSet)
 
 	}
 	return assertMonotonicInvariants(set, spc)
@@ -701,11 +701,12 @@ func scaleDownStatefulSetController(set *apps.StatefulSet, ssc *StatefulSetContr
 		spc.DeleteStatefulPod(set, pod)
 		ssc.deletePod(pod)
 		fakeWorker(ssc)
-		if obj, _, err := spc.setsIndexer.Get(set); err != nil {
+		obj, _, err := spc.setsIndexer.Get(set)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			set = obj.(*apps.StatefulSet)
 		}
+		set = obj.(*apps.StatefulSet)
+
 	}
 	return assertMonotonicInvariants(set, spc)
 }