diff --git a/trie/stacktrie_fuzzer_test.go b/trie/stacktrie_fuzzer_test.go
index a9fb95336c..1b3f9dbe9c 100644
--- a/trie/stacktrie_fuzzer_test.go
+++ b/trie/stacktrie_fuzzer_test.go
@@ -152,5 +152,4 @@ func fuzz(data []byte, debugging bool) {
 	if checked != len(nodeset) {
 		panic("node number is not matched")
 	}
-	return
 }
diff --git a/trie/trie_test.go b/trie/trie_test.go
index 4a28ff6b26..6af0f67b9f 100644
--- a/trie/trie_test.go
+++ b/trie/trie_test.go
@@ -477,10 +477,7 @@ func verifyAccessList(old *Trie, new *Trie, set *trienode.NodeSet) error {
 
 // runRandTestBool coerces error to boolean, for use in quick.Check
 func runRandTestBool(rt randTest) bool {
-	if runRandTest(rt) != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
+	return runRandTest(rt) == nil
 }
 
 func runRandTest(rt randTest) error {