diff --git a/XDCxlending/XDCxlending.go b/XDCxlending/XDCxlending.go
index 3816ab758a..28e9321aff 100644
--- a/XDCxlending/XDCxlending.go
+++ b/XDCxlending/XDCxlending.go
@@ -684,10 +684,7 @@ func (l *Lending) HasLendingState(block *types.Block, author common.Address) boo
 		return false
 	}
 	_, err = l.StateCache.OpenTrie(root)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
+	return err == nil
 }
 
 func (l *Lending) GetTriegc() *prque.Prque {
diff --git a/XDCxlending/lendingstate/relayer.go b/XDCxlending/lendingstate/relayer.go
index 56ee05a4c2..e7ca282d1b 100644
--- a/XDCxlending/lendingstate/relayer.go
+++ b/XDCxlending/lendingstate/relayer.go
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ func IsResignedRelayer(relayer common.Address, statedb *state.StateDB) bool {
 	slot := RelayerMappingSlot["RESIGN_REQUESTS"]
 	locBig := GetLocMappingAtKey(relayer.Hash(), slot)
 	locHash := common.BigToHash(locBig)
-	if statedb.GetState(common.HexToAddress(common.RelayerRegistrationSMC), locHash) != (common.Hash{}) {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return statedb.GetState(common.HexToAddress(common.RelayerRegistrationSMC), locHash) != (common.Hash{})
 }
 
 func GetBaseTokenLength(relayer common.Address, statedb *state.StateDB) uint64 {