diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ConversionUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ConversionUtils.java
index 7e6b25fe9a..90399bf7f4 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ConversionUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ConversionUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -62,14 +62,12 @@ abstract class ConversionUtils {
 			// yes
 			return true;
 		}
-		else if (sourceElementType.getType().isAssignableFrom(targetElementType.getType())) {
+		if (sourceElementType.getType().isAssignableFrom(targetElementType.getType())) {
 			// maybe
 			return true;
 		}
-		else {
-			// no
-			return false;
-		}
+		// no
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	public static Class<?> getEnumType(Class<?> targetType) {