diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/jar/AbstractJarMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/jar/AbstractJarMojo.java
index 9fe1b14..b27a5dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/jar/AbstractJarMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/jar/AbstractJarMojo.java
@@ -335,13 +335,7 @@ private boolean projectHasAlreadySetAnArtifact()
      */
     protected boolean hasClassifier()
     {
-        boolean result = false;
-        if ( getClassifier() != null && getClassifier().trim().length() > 0 )
-        {
-            result = true;
-        }
-
-        return result;
+        return getClassifier() != null && getClassifier().trim().length() > 0;
     }
 
     private String[] getIncludes()