diff --git a/lib/utils.php b/lib/utils.php
index 0b25bf7..955d8e8 100644
--- a/lib/utils.php
+++ b/lib/utils.php
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ function add_filters($tags, $function) {
 
 function is_element_empty($element) {
   $element = trim($element);
-  return empty($element) ? false : true;
+  return empty($element);
 }