diff --git a/apis/keda/v1alpha1/scaledobject_types.go b/apis/keda/v1alpha1/scaledobject_types.go
index 90ae3b9632c..e09e9859a46 100644
--- a/apis/keda/v1alpha1/scaledobject_types.go
+++ b/apis/keda/v1alpha1/scaledobject_types.go
@@ -277,11 +277,7 @@ func (so *ScaledObject) CheckReplicasNotNegative(replicas ...int32) bool {
 
 // GetIdleReplicasIfDefined returns bool based on whether idleRelicas is defined
 func (so *ScaledObject) GetIdleReplicasIfDefined() bool {
-	if so.Spec.IdleReplicaCount != nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
+	return so.Spec.IdleReplicaCount != nil
 
 // checkReplicaCountBoundsAreValid checks that Idle/Min/Max ReplicaCount defined in ScaledObject are correctly specified
 // i.e. that Min is not greater than Max or Idle greater or equal to Min