diff --git a/lib/ideone.rb b/lib/ideone.rb
index 49b1122..5b63fcd 100644
--- a/lib/ideone.rb
+++ b/lib/ideone.rb
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ def create_dict(items)
     items.each do |item|
       key = item[:key]
       value = item[:value]
-      if value == {:"@xsi:type"=>"xsd:string"}
-        value = ""
-      end
+      value = "" if value == {:"@xsi:type"=>"xsd:string"}
       dict[key] = value
     end